Etymology

crenelate

C3R1E1N1E1L1A1T1E1

Today it means: To furnish with crenelles. Full definition →

Old French crenel
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  1. Old French · derived fromcrenel
  2. English todaycrenelate

From Old French crenel. By surface analysis, Old French cren + -el + -ate.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcrenel all →

crenelcrenellation

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