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Fortified, prepared for battle
“It has four square embattled towers at the corners, joined by a rampart embattled on both sides.”
Engaged in a battle, or under attack
“They would have never found out about this misuse of their financial donations had the embattled senator kept his mouth shut concerning the unusual, and possibly illegal, transactions.”
Favoring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause
Past tense for to prepare an army or place for battle
“Against her, Napoleon now prepared to embattle the might of his vast Empire.”
Past tense for to secure by building defenses around
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