crenelate

[ kren-l-eyt ]

/ ˈkrɛn lˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), cren·el·at·ed, cren·el·at·ing.

to furnish with crenels or battlements.

adjective

crenelated.

Nearby words

crena, crenate, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated, crenelle, crenocyte

Also especially British, cren·el·late.

Origin of crenelate

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for crenellate

In medieval times no one could “crenellate” a building without special licence from his supreme lord.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
A licence to crenellate mansum infra manerium suum was granted by Edward II.
A Pair of Blue Eyes|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for crenellate

crenellate

US crenelate

/ (ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt) /

verb (tr)

to supply with battlements

to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc)

Derived Forms

crenellation or US crenelation, noun

Word Origin for crenellate

C19: from Old French creneler, from crenel

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