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cren⋅el⋅ate

  [kren-l-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to furnish with crenels or battlements.
–adjective
2. crenelated.
Also, especially British, cren⋅el⋅late.

Origin:
1815–25; < F crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel ) + -ate 1

Related forms:
cren⋅el⋅a⋅tion; especially British, cren⋅el⋅la⋅tion, noun
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cren·e·lat·ed also cren·el·lat·ed   (krěn'ə-lā'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Having battlements.
  2. Indented; notched: a crenelated wall.

[Probably from French créneler, to furnish with battlements, from Old French crenel, crenelation, diminutive of cren, notch; see cranny.]
cren'e·la'tion n.
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Crenelation

Cren`el*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [Written also crenellation.]
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