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Definition of Debel
1. v. t. To conquer.
Definition of Debel
1. to conquer in war [v DEBELLED, DEBELLING, DEBELS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debel
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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