embattle

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.
2. To prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
3. (intransitive) To be arrayed for battle.

Noun

A merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement.

Synonyms

fortify

loophole

embrasure

fort

arm

marshal

array

entrench

Translations

aspillera

encercler

⭕

meurtrière

Schießscharte

allineare

attaquer

👊

embrasure

cannoniera

fenestra

🪟

schietgat

seteira

troneira

bombardeira

colocar

güç durumda

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛmˈbæ.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enbatelen

In summary

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