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embattle

Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbæ.təl/

The English word “embattle” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.
  2. To prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
  3. To be arrayed for battle.
  4. To furnish with battlements; to give the form of battlements to.

noun

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

Etymology

From Middle English enbatelen, embatailen, from Old French embataillier (“to array for battle”), from em- (Latin in) + bataille (“battle”).

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