debel
/dəˈbɛl/
debel verb: to conquer.
Verb
debel (third-person singular simple present debels, present participle debelling, simple past and past participle debelled)
- To conquer.
- Him long of old Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast With all his army.1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
Forms of debel
| third-person singular present | debels |
|---|---|
| present participle | debelling |
| past participle | debelled |
| past | debelled |
Origin of debel
Compare French débeller. Doublet of debellate.
Words that rhyme with debel
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- quenelle
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
Questions about debel
- What does debel mean?
- Debel means to conquer.
- What part of speech is debel?
- Debel is a verb.
- How do you pronounce debel?
- Debel is pronounced /dəˈbɛl/.
- What is the past tense of debel?
- The past tense of debel is debelled.
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Source and license
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