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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Akantha	-	Greek Mythology
Blythe	BLIEDH	English (Rare)
Marten	MAHR-tən	Dutch
Vasilis	-	Greek
Belshatzzar	-	Biblical Hebrew