empanoply
em·pa·no·ply
empanoply · empanoplies · empanoplied · empanoplying
To dress in a full suit of armourTo dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.
/ɪmˈpænəpli/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, also, figuratively, historical)To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From em- (prefix meaning ‘on, onto; covered’) + panoply (“complete set of armour”); panoplFrom em- (prefix meaning ‘on, onto; covered’) + panoply (“complete set of armour”); panoply is derived from Ancient Greek πᾰνοπλῐ́ᾱ (pănoplĭ́ā, “suit of armour”), from πάνοπλος (pánoplos, “in full armour”) (from παν- (pan-, prefix meaning ‘all, every’) + ὅπλον (hóplon, “armour; arms, weapons”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
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Forms
empanoplies, empanoplying, empanoplied, empanoplied| Base form | empanoply · to empanoply |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | empanoplies |
| Present participle | empanoplying |
| Past simple | empanoplied |
| Past participle | empanoplied |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedempanoplied
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle