1. competition to find best: an organized competition for a prize or title, especially one in which the entrants appear or demonstrate their skills individually and the winner is chosen by a group of judges
2. struggle for control: a struggle between opposing individuals, organizations, or forces for victory or control
transitive verb (past and past participlecon·test·ed, present participlecon·test·ing, 3rd person present singularcon·tests)
Definition:
1. challenge something: to challenge or question something
2. take part in contest: to take part in a contest or competition
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin contestari "begin a lawsuit by calling witnesses together" < testari "be a witness"]
