declare war



declare war

1. To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against.
2. To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.
See also: declare, war

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nikolaynee-kah-LIE (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
CloÉklo-E (French)Portuguese, French
Kanta-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Elishai-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
JuliaJOO-lee-ə (English), YOO-lee-ah (German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish), HOO-lyah (Spanish), YUWL-yah (Polish), YOO-lee-yah (Russian), YOO:-lee-ah (Ancient Roman)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, An
CobusKO-busDutch