English Explanatory Dictionary

decrepitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɹɛpɪteɪt/

Word forms

decrepitate decrepitates decrepitating decrepitated

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēcrepitātus, perfect passive participle of dēcrepitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dē- + crepitō.

Related words

crepitate decrepitation

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