| 单词 | decrepitate |
| 释义 | decrepitate[ dih-krep-i-teyt ] / dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decrepitate ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of decrepitate1640–50; <New Latin dēcrepitātus crackled, past participle of dēcrepitāre, equivalent to Latin dē-de- + crepitāre to crackle (frequentative of crepāre to crack); see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM decrepitatede·crep·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby decrepitatedecreet, decrement, decremeter, decreolize, decrepit, decrepitate, decrepitude, decresc., decrescendo, decrescent, decretal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decrepitate
British Dictionary definitions for decrepitatedecrepitate / (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 decrepitatedecrepitation, nounWord Origin for decrepitateC17: from New Latin dēcrepitāre, from Latin crepitāre to crackle, from crepāre to creak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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