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crenelate

[ kren-l-eyt ]
/ ˈkrɛn lˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), cren·el·at·ed, cren·el·at·ing.
to furnish with crenels or battlements.
adjective
crenelated.
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Also especially British, cren·el·late .

Origin of crenelate

1815–25; <French crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM crenelate

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

Words nearby crenelate

cremorne bolt, crenate, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated, crenshaw melon, crenulate
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