Standard Lemma guide

crenelate

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkren.ə.leɪt/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K R EH1 N AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To furnish with crenelles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To indent; to notch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a crenelated leaf

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

supply with battlements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crenel, crenellate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish

History

Etymology

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