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
Also
especially British,
cren·el·late.
OTHER WORDS FROM crenelate
cren·el·a·tion; especially British, cren·el·la·tion, nounWords nearby crenelate
crena,
crenate,
crenation,
crenature,
crenel,
crenelate,
crenelated,
crenellate,
crenellated,
crenocyte,
crenshaw melon
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.
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 of crenellate
crenellation or US crenelation, nounWord Origin for crenellate
C19: from Old French
creneler, from
crenel