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to wage

to wage

162 5.1
To carry on a war or campaign
  • verb
  • /weɪdʒ/
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  • Throughout history, nations have often waged wars to protect their interests.
  • wage war
  • wage a campaign
  • wage a battle

Much more popular to wage war politically.

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Examples

  • We can wage a war on two fronts, sir.

  • He just meant he can't be empowered to wage war against Ukraine.

  • Where a person will be able to wage war without people.

  • I say it is to wage war by sea, land and air.

  • We had come half a world to wage war on him and his people.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Japan now has no other way than to wage war against the United States.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Without the ruler, she cannot wage war.

  • And our, our, my point from the beginning here was that Ukraine can't wage this war without NATO.

  • Initially, they formed insurgent groups to wage guerrilla warfare for as long as seven years.

    Academic text (1999)
  • His successor, Louis the Pious, waged multiple wars against his own sons.

Synonyms

to battle
vsto wage
352 2.7

To fight against someone or something for a long time

means conducting the wider conflict or campaign not one fight
to engage
vsto wage
107 6.1

To take part in fighting against an enemy

focuses on continuing the conflict rather than starting it
to war
vsto wage
18 5.9

To fight a long armed conflict against another country or group

is about carrying on such hostilities over time
to campaign
vsto wage
3 7.7

To take part in a series of military actions

is the general act of conducting conflict not limited to a series

Antonyms

440 3.6

To stop or come to an end

111 4.2

Giving up after defeat, for example when an army stops fighting

Compounds

187 2.4

The least money employers can pay workers by law or contract for their work

18 3.4

Money paid to a worker that is enough for their family to pay for basic needs

14 2.8

A person who works to get regular pay

13 2.5

Extra money that an employer pays a worker for their job

2 3.0

An increase in the pay workers get for doing a job

2 3.7

People who work for pay, often in manual or hourly jobs

2 3.9

A schedule that shows how much people are paid for different jobs or experience levels

1 4.1

A policy that stops pay from increasing for a set time

An agreement for an employer to raise workers' pay after talks

wage slavery
  • Slang
1 8.1

A situation when people must work for very low pay with no control or choice

wage claim
  • Formal
1 3.4

An official request by workers for higher pay

Very low pay for work that is not enough to live on

1 5.8

An envelope that holds a worker's pay, often given weekly

wage floor
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The lowest amount of money an employer can legally pay a worker

wage setter
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A person, law, or thing that helps decide how much workers are paid

A list that shows how much employees are paid for each job

How Intensely

to rampage
  • NSFW
18 6.6
to wage
162 5.1
campaign
∞ 2.7
to fight
∞ 1.0
skirmish
39 6.4

Surface Forms

wage infinitive
waged past
waged past participle
waging present participle
wages third person singular

Etymology

Wage as a verb comes from an old idea meaning 'to carry on' or 'to carry out' an action, so to wage a war or a campaign is to carry it out or continue it.