Vie

//vaɪ// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A contest. obsolete
2
Abbreviation of variable interest entity. abbreviation, alt-of
3
Abbreviation of vacuum insulated evaporator. abbreviation, alt-of

Verb

1
To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something. intransitive
"Near-synonym: oppose"
2
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others wordnet
3
To rival (something), etc. archaic, transitive
"But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite."
4
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy. transitive
"She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast."
5
To stake; to wager.
"Out, thou camelion harlot! now thine eyes Vie tears with the hyæna"

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6
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Proper Noun

1
A district of Oradea, Bihor County, Romania.
2
A river in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
3
A river in Normandy, France, flowing through Orne department and Calvados department.

Synonyms

compete battle compete admit of comparison antagonize battle

Antonyms

;concede give in give up

Example

"I prefer your eau de vie to your conversation."

Etymology

Apheretic form of envy.

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