Meaning

4 senses

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

    prepare for battle or conflict

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

  3. (intransitive)To be arrayed for battle.

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

    to embattle a wall

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I felt isolated and embattled.

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Origin

From Middle English enbatelen, embatailen, from Old French embataillier (“to array for bat

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

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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Forms

embattles, embattling, embattled, embattled
Base formembattle · to embattle
3rd person singularembattles
Present participleembattling
Past simpleembattled
Past participleembattled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyembattle
he, she, itembattles

Past simpleLesson

all personsembattled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave embattled
he, she, ithas embattled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill embattle

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to prepare or arm for battle, to equip as for battle:fortify

Word family

2 related words
Derivedembattledembattlement

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embarkC1embarrassB1embarrassmentB1embassyB2embedC2embellishember
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