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crusade
crusade against someone or something
to campaign or demonstrate against someone or something. You are always crusading against one cause or another. Ed started crusading against Eric and the latter threatened suit.
Crusade for someone or something
to campaign or demonstrate for someone or something. I can hardly crusade for the defeat of a friend. Ed went on a crusade for Eric, hoping to get him elected.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ambrosios | | - | Ancient Greek |
Draga | | - | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian |
Adelaide | | AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese) | English, Italian, Portuguese |
Aisling | | ASH-ling | Irish |
Livie | | - | French, Czech |
Callista | | kə-LIS-tə | English (Rare) |