contest (v.) Copy link Outline 1. certo, 12. contendo, di, sum and tum, 33. dēfendo, di, sum, 34. (in pass.) in contentionem venire, to be c.'d • contest (v.): i. e. to dispute, strive to hold against another: 1. certo, 1: foll. by de and abl.: to c. the claim to some disputed territory, bello c. de ambiguo agro, Liv.: so, de imperio, Cic. 2. contendo, di, sum and tum, 3: v. to contend. 3. dēfendo, di, sum, 3: to c. points (in law) which have been assailed (i. e. to hold or maintain them), d. ea quae impugnata sunt, cf. Quint. 2, 17, 40: the correlative to impugno is defendo (or resisto), the former being to contest aggressively, the latter to do so defensively. 4. (in pass.) in contentionem venire, to be c.'d: Cic.: also with adduci, deduci, vocari, etc. v. to dispute.