Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Rival and participate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Participate".
Rival
Rival verb - To engage in a contest.
Participate and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Rival".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Parodied in Myth-Quoted, in which rival candidates for governor participate in a baby-kissing contest to see which one's kisses can get the most giggles and least crying out of hundreds of infants within a set time limit.
Source: Politicians Kiss Babies - Sasami is chosen to participate in an Iron Chef contest and her main rival is a young boy whose father is attempting to pass his shop down to him, but only if the boy wins three matches in a row - and this would be his third.
Source: Status Quo Game Show - Politicians Kiss Babies: Parodied in Myth-Quoted, in which rival candidates for governor participate in a baby-kissing contest to see which one's kisses can get the most giggles and least crying out of hundreds of infants within a set time limit.
Source: Literature / Myth Adventures
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