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      competing
      adjective
      Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
      Roots
      petopet- · Latin · seek, strive
      Words related to competing
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      The word competing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pet-, from Latin peto (“seek, strive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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