Battle and Engage

Battle

Battle verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: the two teams, which have long been archrivals, will battle on the court for the state championship

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Engage and battle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Battle".

Engage verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

Usage example: the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy

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Battle and engage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Battle" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

man	battle man	engage man
army	battle army	engage army
time	battle time	engage time
way	battle way	engage way
Other words: bad, enemy, duel, humans, times, forces, powers, enemies, foes, soldiers, heroes, monsters.

Whilst they were terrifyingly effective in their intended role (to stand in the line of battle and engage enemy fleets in pitched sea-battles), they were effectively useless for anything else, and could not be sent out alone, as even a pair of well-commanded frigates could outmaneuvre one.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military
In the final battle, the father and son engage each other in battle, as no one else is a match for either of them.

Source: Luke, I Am Your Father
Nameless and Long Sky engage in this after first playing out a battle in their minds in Hero.

Source: Single-Stroke Battle

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