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pit oneself against

VERB
compete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battle challenge clash contend contest face fight play spar try vie wrestle
STRONG
attempt bandy bid collide emulate encounter essay fence grapple joust oppose rival strive struggle tilt tussle
WEAK
be in the running cope with go after go for go for broke go for the gold in the hunt jockey for position lock horns match strength match wits participate in run for scramble for seek prize take on take part
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree give up make peace retreat surrender
STRONG
aid assist forget help let go release support yield
VERB
cope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confront endure get by grapple handle suffer survive wrestle
STRONG
buffet deal dispatch encounter face hack struggle tangle tussle weather
WEAK
battle with carry on get a handle on hack it hold one's own live with make go of it make it make out make the grade rise to occasion struggle through
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep refuse retreat surrender yield

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Ah, no! it does not answer to pit oneself against one’s race, to bid defiance to the fundamental laws of life.”

From The Daughters of Danaus by Caird, Mona

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