cren|el|ate

cren|el|ate
cren|el|ate «KREHN uh layt», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
1. to furnish with battlements.
2. to form with square indentations with a pattern resembling crenels: »

Moldings are often crenelated.

Also, crenel, crenelle.
[< Old French creneler (with English -ate1) < crenel notch; see etym. under crenel (Cf.crenel)]

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  • crenelate — cren•el•ate or cren•el•late [[t]ˈkrɛn lˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing or lat•ed, lat•ing, for to furnish with battlements • Etymology: 1815–25; < F crénel(er) to crenelate (< crenel) + ate I cren el•a′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Crenelate — Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To furnish with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crenelated — Crenelate Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crenelated molding — Crenelate Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crenelating — Crenelate Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crenellate — Crenelate Cren el*ate (kr?n ?l ?t or kr? n?l ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} ( ? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating} ( ? t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crenulate — cren•u•late [[t]ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪt, lɪt[/t]] also cren′u•lat ed adj. minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves • Etymology: 1785–95; < NL crēnulātus=crēnul(a), dim. of crēna notch (see crenate) + ātus ate I …   From formal English to slang

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