crusade
/kɹuˈseɪd/ verb C2- To go on a military crusade.
- To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause. · He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.
He/she/it crusades · Past crusaded · Past participle crusaded · -ing form crusading
Verb forms
- Base form
- crusade
- He/she/it
- crusades
- Past
- crusaded
- Past participle
- crusaded
- -ing form
- crusading
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Part of this venerable building dates back to the time of the first crusade, when Hugo de Capus built a fortalice in the centre of the estate, which had been granted to him by the Red King.
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