wage (FIGHT) Show phonetics
verb [T] SLIGHTLY FORMAL
to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something:
Surely the President needs Congress' permission to wage war on another country?
They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.
pit sb/sth against sb/sth phrasal verb
to cause one person, group or thing to fight against or be in competition with another:
It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour.
[R] The climbers pitted themselves against the mountain.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Basil Childers for The New York Times
Debate Rages Over Loveliest Branches
A battle is being waged for the Christmas tree customer, pitting the real evergreen against the artificial tree.
Slide Show: Tree Harvest
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