. "Bellum sumere, to undertake , begin a war ) Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake , commence a war , join in a war ) Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement , to ratify a declaration of war ) Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander , to give one the chief command in a war ) Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against ) Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol. , or with cum ), to begin a war against ( with ), to make war on ." . "Bellum sumere, to undertake , begin a war ) Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake , commence a war , join in a war ) Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement , to ratify a declaration of war ) Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander , to give one the chief command in a war ) Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against ) Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol. , or with cum ), to begin a war against ( with ), to make war on ." . .