n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: waged ; wag · ing
Etymology: Middle English, to offer surety, put up as a stake, hire, from Anglo-French *wager, gager, from wage
Date: 14th century
transitive verb : to engage in or carry on < wage war> < wage a campaign>
intransitive verb : to be in process of occurring <the riot waged for several hours ― American Guide Series: Md. >