| Main Entry: | embattle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare for battle |
Synonyms: |
arm, array, equip, fortify, furnish, make ready, militarize, mobilize, prepare for combat, strengthen, supply |
| Main Entry: | embattled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at war |
Synonyms: |
beset, crenelated, fighting, fortified, prepared |
| Main Entry: | fortify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make strong and secure; add to |
Synonyms: |
brace, build up, bulwark, buttress, charge up, consolidate, embattle, entrench, garrison, gird, prepare, prop, protect, punch up, ready, reinforce, secure, shore up, soup up, steel*, step up, strengthen, support |
Antonyms: |
decrease, hurt, injure, weaken |
| Main Entry: | militant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive, combative |
Synonyms: |
active, assertive, assertory, bellicose, belligerent, combating, contending, contentious, embattled, fighting, gladiatorial, in arms, martial, militaristic, military, offensive, pugnacious, pushy, quarrelsome, scrappy, self-assertive, truculent, up in arms, vigorous, warlike, warring |
Antonyms: |
compliant, peaceful, peaceloving, submissive, tolerant |