The difference between Castellate and Castle
When used as nouns, castellate means the district of a castle, whereas castle means a large building that is fortified and contains many defences.
When used as verbs, castellate means to make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or to add battlements to an existing building, whereas castle means to house or keep in a castle.
Castellate is also adjective with the meaning: castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Castellate and Castle
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Castellate as a noun (historical, rare, obsolete):
The district of a castle.
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Castellate as an adjective (rare):
Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.
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Castellate as an adjective (rare):
Castled: having or furnished with castles.
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Castellate as an adjective (rare):
Housed or kept in a castle.
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Castellate as a verb (transitive):
To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or to add battlements to an existing building.
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Castellate as a verb (intransitive, rare):
To take the form of a castle.
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Castle as a noun:
A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
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Castle as a noun (chess):
An instance of castling.
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Castle as a noun (chess, informal):
A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
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Castle as a noun (shogi):
A defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
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Castle as a noun (obsolete):
A close helmet.
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Castle as a noun (dated):
Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
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Castle as a noun (dated):
A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
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Castle as a verb (transitive):
To house or keep in a castle.
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Castle as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To protect or separate in a similar way.
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Castle as a verb (obsolete):
To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
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Castle as a verb (usually, _, intransitive, chess):
To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
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Castle as a verb (usually, _, intransitive, shogi):
To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
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Castle as a verb (cricket):
To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
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