EMBATTLE

embattle

(verb) prepare for battle or conflict

embattle

(verb) fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense; “an embattled castle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

embattle (third-person singular simple present embattles, present participle embattling, simple past and past participle embattled)

(transitive) To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle

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

(intransitive) To be arrayed for battle.

Synonyms

• (to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle): fortify

Etymology 2

Verb

embattle (third-person singular simple present embattles, present participle embattling, simple past and past participle embattled)

(transitive) to furnish with battlements; give the form of battlements to

Noun

embattle (plural embattles)

(heraldry) a merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement

Source: Wiktionary

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Em*bat"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embattling.] Etym: [OF. embataillier; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bataille battle. See Battle, and cf. Battlement.]

Definition: To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle. One in bright arms embattled full strong. Spenser. Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. Emerson.

Em*bat"tle, v. i.

Definition: To be arrayed for battle. [Obs.]

Em*bat"tle, v. t. Etym: [See Battlement.]

Definition: To furnish with battlements. "Embattled house." Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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