crenellate

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/ Hyphenation: cre‧nel‧late === Verb === crenellate (third-person singular simple present crenellates, present participle crenellating, simple past and past participle crenellated) To furnish with crenelles. To indent; to notch. ==== Alternative forms ==== crenelate (US) ==== Derived terms ==== crenellated (adjective) crenellated moulding crenellation licence to crenellate ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === battlement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia