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em·bat·tle

1   [em-bat-l]
verb (used with object), em·bat·tled, em·bat·tling.
1.
to arrange in order of battle; prepare for battle; arm.
2.
to fortify (a town, camp, etc.).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English embatailen < Middle French embataillier. See em-1, battle1

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em·bat·tle

2   [em-bat-l]
verb (used with object), em·bat·tled, em·bat·tling.
to furnish with battlements.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English embatailen. See em-1, battle2
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embattle (ɪmˈbætəl)
 
—vb
1.  to deploy (troops) for battle
2.  to strengthen or fortify (a position, town, etc)
3.  to provide (a building) with battlements
 
[C14: from Old French embataillier; see en-1, battle]

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embattle
1393, "prepare for a fight," from O.Fr. embataillier "to prepare for battle," from en- + bataille (see battle). Originally of armies; of individuals as well since 1596 (first attested in Spenser). Embattled "under attack" is from 1961.
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