Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb embattle

2 senses of embattle

Sense 1
embattle -- (fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense; "an embattled castle")
       => fortify, fort -- (enclose by or as if by a fortification)

Sense 2
embattle -- (prepare for battle or conflict)
       => organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate -- (arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office")

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