declare war (English, verb)
expansion: declare war (third-person singular simple present declares war, present participle declaring war, simple past and past participle declared war)
Senses:
glosses: To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.
raw_tags: of a governmental authority
glosses: To announce one's intention to fiercely combat or eradicate something.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: declares war
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: declaring war
tags: participle
present
form: declared war
tags: participle
past
form: declared war
tags: past