DECREPITATE


Meaning of DECREPITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈkre-pə-ˌtāt ]

verb

Etymology: probably from New Latin * decrepitatus, past participle of * decrepitare, from Latin de- + crepitare to crackle — more at crepitate

Date: 1646

transitive verb

: to roast or calcine (as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops

intransitive verb

: to become decrepitated

• de·crep·i·ta·tion -ˌkre-pə-ˈtā-shən noun

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