Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To subdue; expel by force of arms.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To conquer.

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  • verb obsolete, transitive To conquer.

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Compare French débeller. See debellate.

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