ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsW–Zwage
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wage
Meaning: to engage in or carry on (a campaign or war)
wage in a sentence
How wage is used in real sentences:
The two countries waged war for a decade.
The weekly wage barely covered rent.
“Rather than wage a costly repair campaign immediately, officials hired an engineering team to study the sound through changing weather.”
— from the passage The Singing Span
Synonyms for wage
Other words for wage — conduct, carry on and engage in — carry the same meaning.
- conduct
- carry on
- engage in
Antonyms of wage
Words that mean the opposite of wage:
- abandon
- cease
Where it comes from
From Old French wagier 'to pledge'
Memory hook
WAGE a war — pledge to fight.