crenellate

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crenellate

/ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/ UK
/ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/ US

Where it comes from

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.

verb crenellates · crenellating · crenellated · crenelate

To furnish with crenelles.
To indent; to notch.

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@misc{crenellate_2026,
  title = {crenellate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crenellate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}