crenelate

[ kren-l-eyt ]
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verb (used with object),cren·el·at·ed, cren·el·at·ing.
  1. to furnish with crenels or battlements.

adjective

Origin of crenelate

1
1815–25; <French crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel) + -ate1
  • Also especially British, cren·el·late .

Other words from crenelate

  • cren·el·a·tion; especially British, cren·el·la·tion, noun

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How to use crenelate in a sentence

  • Very pretty towers can be made of white jam-pots with windows and doors and crenellation of gold paper.

    Wings and the Child | E. [Edith] Nesbit