embattle

Verb

fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
- "an embattled castle"
prepare for battle or conflict
To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.
To prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
To be arrayed for battle.
To furnish with battlements; to give the form of battlements to.

Noun

A merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement.

Examples

"to embattle a wall"

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enbatelen, embatailen, from Old French embataillier (“to array for battle”), from em- (Latin in) + bataille (“battle”).

Synonyms

fortify

Scrabble Score: 12

embattle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
embattle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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