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EMBATTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does embattle mean?
• EMBATTLE (verb)
The verb EMBATTLE has 2 senses:
1. fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
2. prepare for battle or conflict
Familiarity information: EMBATTLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
an embattled castle
Hypernyms (to "embattle" is one way to...):
fort; fortify (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Prepare for battle or conflict
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "embattle" is one way to...):
devise; get up; machinate; organise; organize; prepare (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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