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| —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 | |
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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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