embattle

Plural: embattles

Verb

Verb Forms: embattled, embattling, embattles

To prepare for battle or arrange for combat.
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

The players would embattle their tiles, mentally arranging them for the fiercest attack.
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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
embattle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
embattle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

embattle: valid Words With Friends Word