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Meaning of embattled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

embattled

Pronunciation:/ɪmˈbæt.əld//ɛmˈbæt.əld/

verb

Definitions

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

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

  3. To be arrayed for battle.

verb

Definitions

  1. To furnish with battlements; give the form of battlements to

    Example: to embattle a wall

adjective

Definitions

  1. Subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or debates.

  2. Prepared or armed for battle.

  3. Of a wall, fortress, etc., having battlements or crenellations.

  4. Drawn with a line of alternating square indentations and extensions.

    Synonyms:crenellé