embattle Syllabification: (em·bat·tle)Pronunciation: /emˈbatl/Definition of embattle verb [with object] archaic set (an army) in battle array:it was three o’clock before the king’s army was embattled fortify (a building or place) against attack. Origin: Middle English: from Old French embataillierembattle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of embattle in the British & World English dictionary
