battled

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verb
  1. 1

    To join in battle; to contend in fight

    โ€œScientists always battle over theories.โ€

  2. 2

    To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.

    โ€œShe has been battling cancer for years.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To nourish; feed.

  2. 2

    To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful

adjective
  1. 1

    Battlemented

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/battle, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/battled