A group of countries declared war against the aggressor.
2. Fig. to announce a serious campaign against a type of person or a serious problem. •The president declared war against crime and criminals.
•The pressure group declared war on waste.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
war — W1S3 [wo: US wo:r] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: werre, from Old French guerre] 1.) [U and C] when there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers… … Dictionary of contemporary English
declare — de|clare W2 [dıˈkleə US ˈkler] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(state officially)¦ 2¦(state what you think)¦ 3 declare war (on somebody/something) 4¦(money/property etc)¦ 5 declare an interest 6¦(cricket)¦ Phrasal verbs declare against somebody/something declare… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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declare — de|clare [ dı kler ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to announce officially that something is true or happening: Australia declared its support for the agreement. I was in Germany when war was declared. A state of emergency has been declared in the area … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
declare */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈkleə(r)] / US [dɪˈkler] verb [transitive] Word forms declare : present tense I/you/we/they declare he/she/it declares present participle declaring past tense declared past participle declared 1) to announce officially that something is… … English dictionary
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