incastellate
incastellate verb: to make into a castle.
Verb
incastellate (third-person singular simple present incastellates, present participle incastellating, simple past and past participle incastellated)
- To make into a castle.
- 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
Synonyms of incastellate
Forms of incastellate
| third-person singular present | incastellates |
|---|---|
| present participle | incastellating |
| past participle | incastellated |
| past | incastellated |
| alternative form | encastellate |
Origin of incastellate
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.
Questions about incastellate
- What does incastellate mean?
- Incastellate means to make into a castle.
- What part of speech is incastellate?
- Incastellate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of incastellate?
- The past tense of incastellate is incastellated.
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