crenelate

C3R1E1N1E1L1A1T1E1
US/ˈkren.ə.leɪt/

verb

To furnish with crenelles.

“a crenelated leaf”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbcrenelate (third-person singular simple present crenelates, present participle crenelating, simple past and past participle crenelated)

present singular third person crenelates · participle present crenelating · participle past crenelated · past crenelated · alternative crenellate

  1. To furnish with crenelles.
  2. To indent; to notch.

    a crenelated leaf

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsupply with battlements

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcrenel
  2. Englishcrenelate

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

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APA

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Chicago

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