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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRENELLATE

From Old French creneler, from crenel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRENELLATE

crenellate  [ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRENELLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crenellate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crenellate in English.

WHAT DOES CRENELLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crenellate

Battlement

A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet, in which rectangular gaps or indentations occur at intervals to allow for the discharge of arrows or other missiles from within the defences. These gaps are termed "crenels", and the act of adding crenels to a previously unbroken parapet is termed crenellation. Thus a defensive building might be designed and built with battlements, or a manor house might be fortified by adding battlements, where no parapet previously existed, or cutting crenellations into its existing parapet wall. The solid widths between the crenels are called merlons. A wall with battlements is said to be crenelated or embattled. Battlements on walls have protected walkways behind them. On tower or building tops, the roof is used as the protected fighting platform.

Definition of crenellate in the English dictionary

The definition of crenellate in the dictionary is to supply with battlements. Other definition of crenellate is to form square indentations in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRENELLATE

PRESENT

Present
I crenellate
you crenellate
he/she/it crenellates
we crenellate
you crenellate
they crenellate
Present continuous
I am crenellating
you are crenellating
he/she/it is crenellating
we are crenellating
you are crenellating
they are crenellating
Present perfect
I have crenellated
you have crenellated
he/she/it has crenellated
we have crenellated
you have crenellated
they have crenellated
Present perfect continuous
I have been crenellating
you have been crenellating
he/she/it has been crenellating
we have been crenellating
you have been crenellating
they have been crenellating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I crenellated
you crenellated
he/she/it crenellated
we crenellated
you crenellated
they crenellated
Past continuous
I was crenellating
you were crenellating
he/she/it was crenellating
we were crenellating
you were crenellating
they were crenellating
Past perfect
I had crenellated
you had crenellated
he/she/it had crenellated
we had crenellated
you had crenellated
they had crenellated
Past perfect continuous
I had been crenellating
you had been crenellating
he/she/it had been crenellating
we had been crenellating
you had been crenellating
they had been crenellating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will crenellate
you will crenellate
he/she/it will crenellate
we will crenellate
you will crenellate
they will crenellate
Future continuous
I will be crenellating
you will be crenellating
he/she/it will be crenellating
we will be crenellating
you will be crenellating
they will be crenellating
Future perfect
I will have crenellated
you will have crenellated
he/she/it will have crenellated
we will have crenellated
you will have crenellated
they will have crenellated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been crenellating
you will have been crenellating
he/she/it will have been crenellating
we will have been crenellating
you will have been crenellating
they will have been crenellating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would crenellate
you would crenellate
he/she/it would crenellate
we would crenellate
you would crenellate
they would crenellate
Conditional continuous
I would be crenellating
you would be crenellating
he/she/it would be crenellating
we would be crenellating
you would be crenellating
they would be crenellating
Conditional perfect
I would have crenellate
you would have crenellate
he/she/it would have crenellate
we would have crenellate
you would have crenellate
they would have crenellate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been crenellating
you would have been crenellating
he/she/it would have been crenellating
we would have been crenellating
you would have been crenellating
they would have been crenellating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you crenellate
we let´s crenellate
you crenellate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to crenellate
Past participle
crenellated
Present Participle
crenellating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRENELLATE


acrylate
ˈækrɪˌleɪt
anthranilate
ænˈθrænɪˌleɪt
assimilate
əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt
cancellate
ˈkænsɪˌleɪt
caprylate
ˈkæprɪˌleɪt
carboxylate
kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
crenelate
ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt
depilate
ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt
methacrylate
mɛθˈækrɪˌleɪt
methylate
ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt
mutilate
ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt
oscillate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
phosphorylate
fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪt
pixelate
ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt
salicylate
səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt
tessellate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt
titillate
ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt
vacillate
ˈvæsɪˌleɪt
ventilate
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRENELLATE

crena
crenate
crenated
crenately
crenation
crenature
crenel
crenelate
crenelated
crenelation
crenellated
crenellation
crenellations
crenelle
crenshaw
crenulate
crenulated
crenulation
creodont
creole

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRENELLATE

appellate
barbellate
chocolate
circumvallate
collate
cucullate
defibrillate
dinoflagellate
distillate
fellate
gallate
interpellate
lenticellate
patellate
pistillate
postillate
scintillate
scutellate
sigillate
stellate
vallate

Synonyms and antonyms of crenellate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crenellate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRENELLATE

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The translations of crenellate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crenellate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

crenellate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crenellate
570 millions of speakers

English

crenellate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crenellate
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

crenellate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

crenellate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crenellate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

crenellate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crénelée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crenellate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

crenellate
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Translator English - Japanese

crenellate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crenellate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cenellate
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

crenellate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crenellate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mazgallarla donatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crenellate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crenellate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

crenellate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crenellate
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

crenellate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crenellate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crenellate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crenellate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crenellate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRENELLATE»

The term «crenellate» is used very little and occupies the 175.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRENELLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crenellate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRENELLATE»

Discover the use of crenellate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crenellate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Britain's Medieval Castles
The first license to crenellate was possibly issued for Bishopton Castle in 1143, though earlier licenses gave permission to strengthen an existing castle. The last license was granted to Sir William Fitzwilliam for Cowdray in Sussex in 1533.
Lise Hull, 2006
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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: From ...
Welegh, Worcester, licence to crenellate, iii. 402. Wells, Bishop's Palace at, i. 165 ; ii. 34; the gallery, i. 165; the hall, 166; a stream of water diverted through the garderobe, or privy chamber, ii. 114; gatehouse, iii. 189; licence to crenellate, 412; ...
John Henry Parker, 1859
3
Some account of domestic architecture in England, from ...
Welegh, Worcester, licence to crenellate, iii. 402. Wells, Bishop's Palace at, i. 165 ; ii. 34; the gallery, i. 165; the hall, 166 ; a stream of water diverted through the garderobe, or privy chamber, ii. 114; gatehouse, iii. 189; licence to crenellate, 412; ...
John Henry Parker, 1859
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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England, from ...
Welegh, Worcester, licence to crenellate, iii. 402. Wells, Bishop's Palace at, i. 165 ; ii. 34; the gallery, i. 165 ; the hall, 166; a stream of water diverted through the garderobe, or privy chamber, ii. 114; gatehouse, iii. 189; licence to crenellate, 412; ...
John Henry Parker, 1859
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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: From ...
Welegh, Worcester, licence to crenellate, iii. 402. Wells, Bishop's Palace at, i. 165 ; ii. 34; the gallery, i. 165 ; the hall, 166 ; a stream of water diverted through the garderobe, or privy chamber, ii. 114; gatehouse, iii. 189; licence to crenellate, 412; ...
Thomas Hudson Turner, 1859
6
Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a: With a ...
CRENELLATE BOWLS Generally speaking, the term “medicine bowl” is applied nowadays to a vessel of specialized purpose and peculiar form, distinguished from other bowls that may also be used in esoteric ceremonies. The former are ...
Watson Smith, 2006
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When Is a Kiva?: And Other Questions about Southwestern ...
As I have said, the crenellate form is in modern times used at most villages (Smith 1952b: 25o, Note 668), although not to the exclusion of the plain sub-spherical food-bowl form, which also appears as altar paraphernalia in many cases, ...
Watson Smith, Raymond H. Thompson, 1994
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Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: ...
He was granted a licence to crenellate his properties at Astley and Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire (October 1266) but was unable to implement it as Thomas Asteley had recovered his fathers estates within a year.1 Licences to crenellate ...
Anthony Emery, 2000
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The Castle Community: The Personnel of English and Welsh ...
Licences to crenellate The licence to crenellate is one of the most important sources for both castle building and castle ownership in this period, often providing the only documented owner for many lesser castles. The vast majority of licences ...
John Rickard, 2002
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Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, ...
dences themselves, the enrolled licences to crenellate provide some insight into the actual motives at play. Normally the wording of licences is purely formulaic and terse in the extreme; but sometimes the wording of the builder's petition is ...
Charles Coulson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRENELLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crenellate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Guest Feature: English Castles: Nine Things You Probably Didn't …
Back in Medieval times, if you wanted to build a castle, you'd technically have needed to apply to the king for a 'license to crenellate'. «Anglotopia.net, May 15»
2
Prime Property of the Week: The Moat That Rocked
The Castle then passed to Sir William de Caverwall who incorporated the tributaries to form the moat after he received a 'license to crenellate' ... «PrimeResi, Jan 15»
3
Ghosts Come Free With Purchase Of This Medieval Castle
The castle is thought to have been built in 1339, and historical documents show that Thomas de Blecansopp was given a licence to crenellate, ... «io9, Jan 15»
4
Pete Wells Drops a Goose Egg on Kappo Masa, Other Critics Praise …
... in every tantalizing aspect: whipped into a frenzy, gratifyingly gratinéed or cut to batons, tossed to the fryers and left to crenellate." Four stars. «Eater NY, Jan 15»
5
The Bowery Meat Company Is a Beef Haven—but Don't Call It a …
... tossed to the fryers and left to crenellate. They are zombified with butter and lightly browned, fondant and rub-a-dub-dubbed with sour cream ... «New York Observer, Jan 15»
6
A home fit for a king: Castle once used to imprison royal son of …
A plaque shows the castle, once surrounded by a moat, was granted a licence to crenellate in 1341 by Edward III. The west wing of the manor ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
7
Ogle castle in Ponteland is up for sale for £1.5 million
A plaque shows the castle, once surrounded by a moat, was granted a licence to crenellate in 1341 by Edward III. Fortified during the wars ... «ChronicleLive, Sep 14»
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'Largest medieval manor house in England' hits the market
After 20 years of work Henry VI granted Lenthall a licence to crenellate, turrelate and embattle the manor and to impark 1,000 acres of land. «PrimeResi, May 14»
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The OTHER Hampton Court for sale for £12m - A 15th century …
Lenthall, who built the original quadrangular manor house in 1427, was then granted a licence to crenellate the property - which means he was ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
10
Historic Bondgate Tower in Alnwick closed following accident
In 1434, King Henry V granted a licence to crenellate a wall around Alnwick, which took over fifty years to complete. It was originally one of four ... «The Journal, Mar 14»

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