Rivaled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rival \Ri"val\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rivaled}or {Rivalled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Rivaling} or {Rivalling}.]
     1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some
        object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
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     2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
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              To rival thunder in its rapid course. --Dryden.
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