to crusade
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6.8
- verb
- /kruːˈseɪd/
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- Member Jos Isabel Tec went on to crusade against alcohol for the next two decades under the aegis of the PSS.
As I said, when they crusade against these people, keep calling.
- As I said, when they crusade against these people, keep calling.
Examples
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Lisa Graham Keegan, Arizona's crusading Superintendent of Public Instruction, understands this all too well.
Academic text (1998) -
Every time you turn around, someone has something new to worry about or crusade about.
Blog text (4) -
Montero: I think we will always need to hear something along these lines as we crusade for the greater good.
Blog text (6) -
From its first issue, the Star crusaded for civic improvements.
Academic text (2000) -
Until the government admits what they really know, we'll keep crusading to uncover the truth on your behalf.
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With a religious fervor that has made her America's most controversial woman overnight, her group is crusading to repeal a new Dade County law, which protects homosexuals in jobs and housing.
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The activists will crusade for environmental justice by raising awareness about climate change.
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She decided to crusade against animal cruelty and spent her weekends volunteering at the shelter.
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Many students have joined the movement to crusade for better mental health resources on campus.
Synonyms
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1.5
To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty
344
3.9
To work in a planned way to win support or votes
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3.9
Ask someone firmly and repeatedly to do something
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5.6
To try to make political or social change
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4.3
To start a planned set of actions to achieve a goal
To try to make people support an idea or cause, often in politics
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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9.9
A military campaign by Western European Christians from 1096 to 1099 to capture Jerusalem, creating states ruled by Western Christians
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9.6
A military expedition from 1202 to 1204 that tried to take back Jerusalem but instead sacked Constantinople
A Crusade from 1218 to 1221 where European Christians tried to take Jerusalem by attacking Egypt but failed
A military campaign by European Christians in the 1100s to take back the Holy Land that failed because leaders fought
A military expedition from 1189 to 1192 to try to retake Jerusalem from Muslim forces
A war led by King Louis IX in 1248–1249 to try to retake Jerusalem, ending in defeat
A Crusade in 1228 and 1229 when Emperor Frederick II got control of Jerusalem by talks not fighting
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
To crusade (verb) means to campaign strongly for a cause; it comes from the same root crux 'cross', so to crusade is to 'carry the cross' for your idea and work hard to make it happen.