crenellate
To furnish with crenellesTo furnish with crenelles.
» From this central block rose the twin towers, ancient, crenellated, and pierced with many loopholes.
Meaning
2 sensesTo furnish with crenelles.
To indent; to notch.
- supply with battlements
Examples
1 sentencesFrom this central block rose the twin towers, ancient, crenellated, and pierced with many loopholes.
Origin
From French créneler (“to defend with crenels, make crenelated, crenelate”) + -ate (verb-fFrom 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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Forms
crenellates, crenellating, crenellated, crenellated| Base form | crenellate · to crenellate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crenellates |
| Present participle | crenellating |
| Past simple | crenellated |
| Past participle | crenellated |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle