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. [1913 Webster] 2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. [1913 Webster] {Crenelated molding} (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. [1913 Webster]
crenelated \crenelated\ adj. 1. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; as, a crenelated molding. Syn: embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle; -- of a building. Syn: battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated. [WordNet 1.5]