† re-embattlev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To arm or prepare for battle for a second or further time; to resume battle position.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > draw up (troops) > in battle array
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1590 Sir P. Sidney Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia iii. viii. f. 269v (heading) The Basilians reembattelled first by Philanax, then by the blacke Knight.
1639 R. Ward Animadversions of Warre ii. xvi. iii. 23 Where having convenient ground, they are to re-imbattell themselves, to entertaine the enemies charge, if he dares adventure to follow.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 794 They..at the sight Took envie, and aspiring to his highth, Stood reimbattell'd fierce. View more context for this quotation
1762 Loves Carmi & Iphis i. 27 Vainly aspiring to equal that dread array of power and splendor, they stood re-embattled, as if equal in sight, or able withstand such terrible potency.
1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. 241 Here let us stand till th' Orient gates unbarr'd Scatter another morning o'er the land, Then rallied, reimbattled, reinspir'd, Wreak on th' ambitious Dane the rich revenge desir'd.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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