crenelate

[kren-l-eyt]

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

to furnish with crenels or battlements.

adjective

crenelated.

Also especially British, cren·el·late.

Origin of crenelate

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

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

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Historical Examples of 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
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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

verb (tr)

to supply with battlements
to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc)

Derived Formscrenellation or US crenelation, noun

Word Origin for crenellate

C19: from Old French creneler, from crenel

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Word Origin and History for crenellate

crenelate

early 14c., from French créneler, from crénelé (12c.); see crenel. Sometimes also crenellate; the double -l- seems to be from a presumed Latin *crenella as a diminutive of crena. Related: Crenelated (1823), also crenellated; crenellation (1849). Earlier formes of the past participle adjective included carneled.