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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
war \war\, v. i. imp. p. p. warred; p. pr. vb. n.
warring.
1. to make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with
force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state
by violence.
1913 webster
rezin the king of syria, and pekah the son of
remaliah, king of israel, went up toward jerusalem
to war against it. --isa. vii. 1.
1913 webster
why should i war without the walls of troy? --shak.
1913 webster
our countrymen were warring on that day --byron.
1913 webster
2. to contend; to strive violently; to fight. "lusts which
war against the soul." --1 pet. ii. 11.
1913 webster
see also:
warred warring
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
warred
see war
see also:
war
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of
people were killed in the war" syn: warfare
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by
official declaration during which the international rules
of war apply; "war was declared in november but actual
fighting did not begin until the following spring" syn: state
of war ant: peace
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price
war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" syn: warfare
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious;
"the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v : make or wage war ant: make peace
also: warring, warred
see also:
warfare state of war peace make peace warring warred
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