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crusade

/kɹuˈseɪd/noun, verb2 syllables

Crusade means: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.

Synonyms for crusade12

noun, as in a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

campaign, cause, drive, movement, effort

verb, as in exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

fight, press, campaign, push, agitate, advertise, advertize, promote

What does crusade mean?4

verb

1

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for“The liberal party pushed for reforms”

2

go on a crusade; fight a holy war

noun

1

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end“he supported populist campaigns”

2

any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crusade?58

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All 58 rhymes for crusade, grouped by syllable

Crusade in a sentence

  • It is politicians, not doctors, who are leading the crusade against trans people.shekitten
  • The primary motivation of the Crusades was economic, not religious.blues
  • In the end, all of the Crusades were failures.shekitten
  • The American government has recently been on a crusade to wipe out drug trafficking.sans
  • So now you're de-toothing the media only to crusade for the government and government policies?Cangarejo
  • The crusade against trans healthcare is being waged by politicians and clerics against doctors and biologists.shekitten
  • J.K. Rowling is not the victim of her own crusade against trans people.shekitten
  • Bush wanted a crusade against Islam.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of crusade

as a noun

plural
crusades

as a verb

past tense
crusaded
present participle
crusading
third-person singular
crusades
past participle
crusaded