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warfare (iou)



warfare noun & verb. LME.
[from WAR noun1 + FARE noun1.]
A. noun.
The action of going to war or engaging in war; military life or operations. LME.
BACTERIOLOGICAL warfare. BIOLOGICAL warfare. nuclear warfare: see NUCLEAR adjective. psychological warfare: see PSYCHOLOGICAL adjective. push-button warfare: see PUSH-BUTTON 2.
Newsweek Up to 12,000 troops..trained in desert warfare.
transf. & fig. Fighting, conflict, hostilities; campaigning. M16.
ECONOMIC warfare. gang warfare: see GANG noun.
H. Brodkey He was in a very trance of warfare, fighting with his mother, with his analyst.
b. verb intrans. Wage war; take part in war. Now rare exc. as warfaring ppl adjective. LME.
warfaring ppl adjective that wages war; militant, warlike: M16.