"debellate" meaning in English

See debellate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: debellates [present, singular, third-person], debellating [participle, present], debellated [participle, past], debellated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin dēbellātus, perfect passive participle of dēbellō (“to subdue”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of debel. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1611}} First attested in 1611, {{bor+|en|la|dēbellātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dēbellātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{dbt|en|debel}} Doublet of debel Head templates: {{en-verb}} debellate (third-person singular simple present debellates, present participle debellating, simple past and past participle debellated)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To conquer (someone) in war; to subdue. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: bellator, bellatrix, bellicose, belligerent, rebel

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