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desalinize

American  
[dee-sal-uh-nahyz, -sey-luh-, -lahy-] / diˈsæl əˌnaɪz, -ˈseɪ lə-, -laɪ- /
especially British, desalinise

verb (used with object)

desalinized, desalinizing
  1. desalt.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of desalinize

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + saline + -ize

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They may have to purchase food and fuel from the people who live there, desalinize ocean water to drink, and use only enough munitions to do the job.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2023

And there is even more fresh or moderately salty water at more extreme depths than this that could potentially be retrieved and desalinized someday for drinking water, or for use in agriculture.

From Washington Post Jun. 27, 2016

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