crusaded

/K R UW0 S EY1 D IH0 D/
verb
  1. 1

    To go on a military crusade.

  2. 2

    To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

    โ€œHe crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.โ€

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