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

Word Origin and History for crenellation

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.