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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

Words nearby crenelate

crena, crenate, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated, crenocyte, crenshaw melon

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

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