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cren·el·ate    Audio Help   [kren-l-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
–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) + -ate1]

—Related forms
cren·el·a·tion; especially British, cren·el·la·tion, noun
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crenellation

noun
1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns [syn: battlement] 
2. the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows [syn: crenelation] 

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