{"def":{"short":"to war, i.e., (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute","long":["to fight",["of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand to hand struggle","of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute","of those who contend at law for property and privileges"]]},"deriv":"middle voice of an apparently primary verb","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈmɑ.xo.mɛ","ipa_mod":"ˈmɑ.xow.me","sbl":"machomai","dic":"MA-hoh-meh","dic_mod":"MA-hoh-may"}}