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Declare war

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  1. 1
    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.

    "Germany declared war on France, who reciprocated, on August 3 [1939], and England declared war on Germany on August 4, when Belgium was already under invasion."

  2. 2
    To announce one's intention to fiercely combat or eradicate something. figuratively

    "The governor declared war on poverty."

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