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embattle

verb
/ɛmˈbæ.təl/US/əmˈbæ.ɾəl//ɛmˈbæt.əl/UK

Etymology

From Middle English enbatelen, enbatailen, from Old French *embastiller ("to fortify"; > Middle Latin imbataliare, imbattajare), from en- + + bastiller (“to build, fortify, embattle”). More at baste.

  1. derived from embataillier
  2. inherited from enbatelen

Definitions

  1. To arrange in order of battle

    To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.

  2. To prepare or arm for battle

    To prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.

  3. To be arrayed for battle.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To furnish with battlements

      To furnish with battlements; to give the form of battlements to.

      • to embattle a wall

    2. A merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA