Debellate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Debellate is a verb meaning (obsolete, transitive) To conquer (someone) in war; to subdue.
Meaning
(obsolete, transitive) To conquer (someone) in war; to subdue.
Example Sentences
It doth notably set forth the consent of all nations and ages, in the approbation of the extirpating and debellating of giants, monsters, and foreign tyrants, not only as lawful, but as meritorious even of divine honour.
They [the French] deſire (king Edward [III] grovvne aged) not to ſeeme by ſitting ſtill vpon ſo many thornes of diſgrace, and loſſe, to haue beene outvvarred, though ouer-vvarred, and though in tvvo or three battels inferior, yet not to haue beene clearly debellated.
Word Forms
- debellates
- debellating
- debellated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include debel, conquer, abandon, conquere, reduce, subdew.
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