incastellate

== English == === Alternative forms === encastellate === Etymology === 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. === Verb === incastellate (third-person singular simple present incastellates, present participle incastellating, simple past and past participle incastellated) (obsolete) (transitive) To make into a castle. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (transitive) To enclose a well or cistern with masonry. Synonym: stean === References === "† inˈcastellate | enˈcastellate, v.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== incastellate inflection of incastellare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== incastellate f pl feminine plural of incastellato