verb
Meaning 1
To furnish with crenelles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
crenellate
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/
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General-American: /ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
To indent; to notch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
supply with battlements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crenel, crenelate
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Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology
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.