Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete, transitive)To make into a castle.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To enclose a well or cistern with masonry.

Origin

First attested in 1552; borrowed from Medieval Latin incastellātus, perfect passive partic

First attested in 1552; borrowed from Medieval Latin incastellātus, perfect passive participle of incastellō (“to fortify, incastle, incastellate”) from in- (“in-: make into”) + castellum (“little fortification, castle; cistern”). Cognate with Italian incastellare.

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Forms

incastellates, incastellating, incastellated, incastellated
Base formincastellate · to incastellate
3rd person singularincastellates
Present participleincastellating
Past simpleincastellated
Past participleincastellated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyincastellate
he, she, itincastellates

Past simpleLesson

all personsincastellated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave incastellated
he, she, ithas incastellated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill incastellate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
stean

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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