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Definition of wage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wage

verb
 
/weɪdʒ/
 
/weɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wage
 
/weɪdʒ/
 
/weɪdʒ/
he / she / it wages
 
/ˈweɪdʒɪz/
 
/ˈweɪdʒɪz/
past simple waged
 
/weɪdʒd/
 
/weɪdʒd/
past participle waged
 
/weɪdʒd/
 
/weɪdʒd/
-ing form waging
 
/ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/
 
/ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.
    • wage something The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007.
    • He made the decision to wage war.
    • wage something against/on somebody/something He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.
    Topics War and conflictc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed.
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