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EMBATTLE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prepare for battle or conflict
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "embattle" is one way to...):
devise; get up; machinate; organise; organize; prepare (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
Example:
an embattled castle
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "embattle" is one way to...):
fort; fortify (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something