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encastellate

encastellate is the alternative form of incastellate.

Meaning of incastellate

Verb

incastellate (third-person singular simple present incastellates, present participle incastellating, simple past and past participle incastellated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make into a castle.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose a well or cistern with masonry.
    • Sir William Estfild, knight of the Bath, Mayor, 1438. a great benefactor to that church, vnder a fayre monument, hee also builded steeple, changed their old Bels into 5. tunable bels, and gaue one hundred poundes to other workes of that church. Moreouer hee caused the Conduit in Aldermanbury which...1598, John Stow, A Suruay of London, page 233
    Synonyms:
    stean

Forms of encastellate

third-person singular presentencastellates
present participleencastellating
past participleencastellated
pastencastellated

Questions about encastellate

What is encastellate the alternative form of?
Encastellate is the alternative form of incastellate.

Words near encastellate in the dictionary

  1. encasketed
  2. encasketing
  3. encaskets
  4. encasserole
  5. encastage
  6. encastellate
  7. encastellated
  8. encastellates
  9. encastellating
  10. encastle
  11. encastled

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