crenellate
US crenelate
/ (ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt) /
verb (tr)
to supply with battlements
to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc)
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Derived forms of crenellate
crenellation or US crenelation, nounWord Origin for crenellate
C19: from Old French creneler, from crenel
Words nearby crenellate
crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated, crenocyte, crenshaw melon, crenulate, crenulation
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Example sentences from the Web for crenellate
In medieval times no one could “crenellate” a building without special licence from his supreme lord.
A licence to crenellate mansum infra manerium suum was granted by Edward II.
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