Definition of Debel

1. v. t. To conquer.

Definition of Debel

1. to conquer in war [v DEBELLED, DEBELLING, DEBELS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debel

debbier
debbies
debbiest
debby
debe
debeak
debeaked
debeaking
debeaks
debeard
debearded
debearding
debeards
debeige
debeiges
debel (current term)
debellation
debelled
debelling
debels
debendification
debenture
debenture bond
debentured
debentures
debenzylation
debenzylations
debes
debiasing
debile

Literary usage of Debel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Presbyterian Review by Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood (1864)
"Marco shouted like a furious dragon, And the robber debel Novak heard him. ... When the robber debel Novak reached there, And no Marco found within the ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Him long of old Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast. ... < L. debellare, subdue: see debel.'} The act of conquering or expelling by force of arms. ..."

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