crenelate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crenelate
    v 1: supply with battlements [syn: {crenel}, {crenelate},
         {crenellate}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.
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   {Crenelated molding} (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used
      in Norman buildings.
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