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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Embattle

/ĕm-băt'-əl/ · Em·bat·tle · IPA /ɛmˈbæ.təl/
01 v. t. To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
imp. & p. p. Embattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embattling
  1. 1.
    To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
    “One in bright arms embattled full strong.” — Spenser.
    “Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.” — Emerson.
02 v. i. To be arrayed for battle.
  1. 1.
    To be arrayed for battle.[Obs.]
03 v. t. To furnish with battlements.
  1. 1.
    To furnish with battlements.