WAR (3)

War, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Warred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Warring.] 1. 1. To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it. Isa. vii. 1. Why should I war without the walls of Troy? Shak. Our countrymen were warring on that day! Byron. 2. 2. To contend; to strive violently; to fight. “Lusts which war against the soul.” 1 Pet. ii. 11.