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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crenelate \Cren"el*ate\ (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crenelated} (-?`t?d); p. pr & vb n. {Crenelating} (-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf F. cr?neler to indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.] 1. To furnish with crenelles. 2. To indent; to notch; as a crenelated leaf. {Crenelated molding} (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crenelate adj : having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated}, {crenellated}, {crenellate}, {indented}] v : supply with battlements [syn: {crenel}, {crenellate}]
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