crenellate

cre·nel·late
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UK/ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/US/ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/

verb

To furnish with crenelles.

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crenelcrenelate
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Meanings

verbcrenellate (third-person singular simple present crenellates, present participle crenellating, simple past and past participle crenellated)

present singular third person crenellates · participle present crenellating · participle past crenellated · past crenellated · alternative crenelate

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsupply with battlements

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crenelcrenelate
Broader
supplyproviderender
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crenelcrenelate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From French créneler (“to defend with crenels, make crenelated, crenelate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Créneler is derived from Old French crenel (“crenel, embrasure (modern French créneau)”) + -er (forms verbs of the first conjugation)), further from crene (“notch”) + -el (diminutive-forming sufix), perhaps related to Latin crēna (“incision; notch”) or of gaulish origin. Equivalent to crenel + -ate.

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APA

crenellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenellate

MLA

“crenellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenellate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crenellate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenellate.

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