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de·bel·late
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DEBEL, To DEBELLATEverb
To conquer; to overcome in war.
Etymology: debello, Latin.
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. Francis Bacon, Holy War.
Him long of old
Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast
With all his army. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. iv.
Webster Dictionary
Debellateverb
to subdue; to conquer in war
Etymology: [L. debellatus, p. p. of debellare to subdue; de- + bellum war.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of debellate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of debellate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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