[ɛmˈbat(ə)l], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (an army) ready for battle
(e.g: it was three o'clock before the king's army was embattled)

- fortify (a building or place) against attack
(e.g: fear builds castles and embattles cities)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French embataillier