decrepitate

de·crep·i·tate

 (dĭ-krĕp′ĭ-tāt′)

v. de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing, de·crep·i·tates

v.tr.

To roast or calcine (crystals or salts) until they emit a crackling sound or stop crackling.

v.intr.

To make a crackling sound when roasted.

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[New Latin dēcrepitāre, dēcrepitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin crepitāre, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to burst, crack.]

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de·crep′i·ta′tion n.

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decrepitate

(dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt)

vb

1. (Chemistry) (tr) to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops

2. (Chemistry) (intr) (esp of a salt) to crackle, as while being heated

[C17: from New Latin dēcrepitāre, from Latin crepitāre to crackle, from crepāre to creak]

deˌcrepiˈtation n

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de•crep•i•tate

(dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt)

v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.

[1640–50; < New Latin dēcrepitātus crackled]

de•crep`i•ta′tion, n.

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decrepitate

Past participle: decrepitated
Gerund: decrepitating

Imperative

decrepitate

decrepitate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decrepitate - undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
	2.	decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts" decrepitate - undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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