▪ a particular armed conflict: "after the war, they immigrated to America"
▪ a state of competition, conflict, or hostility between different people or groups: "she was at war with her parents"
▪ a sustained effort to deal with or end a particular unpleasant or undesirable situation or condition:"the authorities are waging war against all forms of smuggling"Similarcampaigncrusadebattlefightstrugglemovementdrivemission
verb
1. engage in a war:"small states warred against each other"
Word Originlate Old Englishwerre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.