'Embattle' definitions:
Definition of 'embattle'
(from WordNet)
verb
Fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense; "an embattled castle"
verb
Prepare for battle or conflict
Definition of 'Embattle'
From: GCIDE
- Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. i. To be arrayed for battle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embattle'
From: GCIDE
- Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. t. [See Battlement.] To furnish with battlements. "Embattled house." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embattle'
From: GCIDE
- Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embattling.] [OF. embataillier; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bataille battle. See Battle, and cf. Battlement.] To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle. [1913 Webster]
- One in bright arms embattled full strong. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embattle'
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