crenellate


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crenellate

(ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt) or

crenelate

vb (tr)
1. (Fortifications) to supply with battlements
2. (Architecture) to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc)
[C19: from Old French creneler, from crenel]
ˌcrenelˈlation, ˌcrenelˈation n
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crenellate


Past participle: crenellated
Gerund: crenellating

Imperative
crenellate
crenellate
Present
I crenellate
you crenellate
he/she/it crenellates
we crenellate
you crenellate
they crenellate
Preterite
I crenellated
you crenellated
he/she/it crenellated
we crenellated
you crenellated
they crenellated
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
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
Future
I will crenellate
you will crenellate
he/she/it will crenellate
we will crenellate
you will crenellate
they will crenellate
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 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
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
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
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
Conditional
I would crenellate
you would crenellate
he/she/it would crenellate
we would crenellate
you would crenellate
they would crenellate
Past Conditional
I would have crenellated
you would have crenellated
he/she/it would have crenellated
we would have crenellated
you would have crenellated
they would have crenellated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crenellate - supply with battlements
crenel, crenelate
architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
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