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crenellated

crenellated is the simple past and past participle of crenellate.

Adjective

crenellated (comparative more crenellated, superlative most crenellated)

  1. Having crenellations (battlements).
    • Near-synonym: castellated
    • She could see the town below her, nestled on top of a low hill, surrounded by a crenellated wall from the Middle Ages.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 52
    Synonyms:
    castellated
  2. Having a series of indentations (usually square or squarish).
    • Near-synonym: castellated
    Synonyms:
    castellated

Meaning of crenellate

Verb

crenellate (third-person singular simple present crenellates, present participle crenellating, simple past and past participle crenellated)

  1. To furnish with crenelles.
  2. To indent; to notch.

Synonyms of crenellated

Forms of crenellated

Verb
alternative formcrenelated
Adjective
comparativemore crenellated
superlativemost crenellated

Words formed from crenellated

Phrases with crenellated

Questions about crenellated

What does crenellated mean?
Crenellated means having crenellations (battlements).
What is crenellated the simple past and past participle of?
Crenellated is the simple past and past participle of crenellate.
What part of speech is crenellated?
Crenellated is an adjective.

Words near crenellated in the dictionary

  1. creneled
  2. crenelee
  3. crenelet
  4. crenelets
  5. crenellate
  6. crenellated
  7. crenellated moulding
  8. crenellated mouldings
  9. crenellates
  10. crenellating
  11. crenellation

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