COMPETE
VERBS
1589 — PARAGONIZE to compete, to compare, to put in competition or rivalry → obs.
1620 — PARAGON to compete, to compare, to vie with → obs.
1714 — BUTT HEADS to compete, to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition
1801 — STAND SOMEONE A FAG to compete on equal terms; to put up a good fight against someone → Amer. sl.
1845 — OPPOSITION to compete with, to set up in opposition to → Eng. dial.
1890 — BACK-MARK to put a competitor back at the start of a race; hence, to leave far behind in a contest → sporting sl.
1895 — SIDE UP WITH to compete with, to compare → colloq.
Lexicophilia 