حَاجَزُوا عَدُوَّهُمْ

, (A,) verbal noun مُحَاجَزَةٌ, (S, K,) They reciprocally prevented their enemy from fighting with them, or reciprocally abstained from fighting with them, and made peace with them; synonym كَافُّوهُمْ, (A,) and synonym of the verbal noun مُمَانَعَةٌ, (S, K, TA,) and مُسَالَمَةٌ. (TA.) It is said in a prov., إِنْ أَرَدْتَ المُحَاجَزَهْ فَقَبْلَ المُنَاجَزَهْ [If thou desire the reciprocal prevention of fighting, and the making of peace, let it be before fighting]: (S, TA:) or المُحَاجَزَهْ قَبْلَ المُنَاجَزَهْ [The reciprocal prevention of fighting, and the making of peace, should be before fighting]. (A.) [See also article نجز.]