embattle verb¹. [ɪm'bat(ǝ)l, ɛm-] Also imbattle. ME.
[Old French embataillier, formed as EM-¹, BATTLE noun.]
1. verb trans. Set in battle array; make ready or arm for battle. ME.

2. verb refl. & intrans. Take up a battle position. LME.

3. verb trans. Fortify (a building, town, etc.). LME.

► In sense 3 not always distinguishable from EMBATTLE verb².

■ embattled ppl adjective¹ (a) that has been embattled; armed; fortified; (b) that is under attack, threat, or pressure; subject to conflict or controversy: L15.

■ embattlement noun¹ the state of being embattled L20.

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embattle verb² trans. [ɪm'bat(ǝ)l, ɛm-] LME.
[from EM-¹ + Old French bataillier, formed as BATTLE noun: cf. BATTLEMENT.]
Provide with battlements. Cf. EMBATTLE verb¹.

■ embattled ppl adjective² (a) having battlements; (b) (esp. Heraldry) having an edge shaped like battlements: LME.

■ embattlement noun² = BATTLEMENT LME.

■ embattling noun (Heraldry) a battlement or crenellation M18.

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