| VERB | competition | go to war, take arms, take up arms | commence hostilities |
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| Meaning | commence hostilities. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | take arms, take up arms | |
| Broader | war | make or wage war |
| Spanish | tomar las armas | |
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