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embattle.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛmˈbæ.təl/General-American[əmˈbæ.ɾəl]US, regional/ɛmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.

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

  3. To be arrayed for battle.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɛmˈbæ.təl/General-American[əmˈbæ.ɾəl]US, regional/ɛmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To furnish with battlements; to give the form of battlements to.

    transitive
    to embattle a wall
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɛmˈbæ.təl/General-American[əmˈbæ.ɾəl]US, regional/ɛmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈbæt.əl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement.

Where this word comes from

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.

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