launch against

launch something against someone or something

to set something going against someone or something. The general launched an attack against the town. Claire launched a gossip attack against James.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chen	-	Chinese
Gwil	-	Welsh
Anne (1)	AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)	French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
Paloma	pah-LO-mah	Spanish
Mika (2)	mee-kah	Japanese
Lilac	LIE-lək	English (Rare)