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decrepitate
[ dih-krep-i-teyt ]
/ dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing.
to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
verb (used without object), de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing.
to break up when exposed to heat.
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Origin of decrepitate
OTHER WORDS FROM decrepitate
de·crep·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby decrepitate
decreet, decrement, decremeter, decreolize, decrepit, decrepitate, decrepitude, decresc., decrescendo, decrescent, decretal
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How to use decrepitate in a sentence
Placed on burning coals, they decrepitate on drying, and produce a species of explosion or detonation.
Pliny had just reason to add, that nitrum otherwise does not properly decrepitate.
Muffle furnaces are suitable for fine ores which are liable to decrepitate or sinter.
British Dictionary definitions for decrepitate
decrepitate
/ (dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(tr) to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops
(intr) (esp of a salt) to crackle, as while being heated
Derived forms of decrepitate
decrepitation, nounWord Origin for decrepitate
C17: from New Latin dēcrepitāre, from Latin crepitāre to crackle, from crepāre to creak
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