English Explanatory Dictionary

debellate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To conquer (someone) in war; to subdue.

Word forms

debellate debellates debellating debellated

Etymology

First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin dēbellātus, perfect passive participle of dēbellō (“to subdue”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of debel.

Related words

bellator bellatrix bellicose belligerent rebel
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