rival /rīˈvl/

1. A person pursuing an object in competition with another
2. A person who strives to equal or excel another
3. A person for whom, or thing for which, a claim to equality might be made
4. A partner, fellow (Shakespeare)

1. Standing in competition
2. Having similar pretensions or comparable claims

1. To stand in competition with
2. To try to gain the same object against
3. To try to equal or excel
4. To be worthy of comparison with

rīˈvaless noun (archaic)

A female rival

rīvality /-valˈi-ti/ noun

1. Rivalry
2. Equality (Shakespeare)

rīˈvalize or rīˈvalise intransitive verb

To enter into rivalry

rīˈvalless adjective

rīˈvalrous adjective

rīˈvalry noun

1. The state of being a rival
2. Competition
3. Emulation
4. The feeling of a rival

rīˈvalship noun

Emulation

rīˈval-hating adjective (Shakespeare).

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