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de·crep·i·tate D0081600 (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.
[New Latin dēcrepitāre, dēcrepitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin crepitāre, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to burst, crack.]
de·crep′i·ta′tion n.decrepitate (dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt) vb1. (Chemistry) (tr) to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops2. (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 nde•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. decrepitate
Past participle: decrepitated
Gerund: decrepitating
| Imperative |
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| decrepitate | | decrepitate |
| Present |
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| I decrepitate | | you decrepitate | | he/she/it decrepitates | | we decrepitate | | you decrepitate | | they decrepitate |
| Preterite |
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| I decrepitated | | you decrepitated | | he/she/it decrepitated | | we decrepitated | | you decrepitated | | they decrepitated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am decrepitating | | you are decrepitating | | he/she/it is decrepitating | | we are decrepitating | | you are decrepitating | | they are decrepitating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have decrepitated | | you have decrepitated | | he/she/it has decrepitated | | we have decrepitated | | you have decrepitated | | they have decrepitated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was decrepitating | | you were decrepitating | | he/she/it was decrepitating | | we were decrepitating | | you were decrepitating | | they were decrepitating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had decrepitated | | you had decrepitated | | he/she/it had decrepitated | | we had decrepitated | | you had decrepitated | | they had decrepitated |
| Future |
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| I will decrepitate | | you will decrepitate | | he/she/it will decrepitate | | we will decrepitate | | you will decrepitate | | they will decrepitate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have decrepitated | | you will have decrepitated | | he/she/it will have decrepitated | | we will have decrepitated | | you will have decrepitated | | they will have decrepitated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be decrepitating | | you will be decrepitating | | he/she/it will be decrepitating | | we will be decrepitating | | you will be decrepitating | | they will be decrepitating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been decrepitating | | you have been decrepitating | | he/she/it has been decrepitating | | we have been decrepitating | | you have been decrepitating | | they have been decrepitating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been decrepitating | | you will have been decrepitating | | he/she/it will have been decrepitating | | we will have been decrepitating | | you will have been decrepitating | | they will have been decrepitating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been decrepitating | | you had been decrepitating | | he/she/it had been decrepitating | | we had been decrepitating | | you had been decrepitating | | they had been decrepitating |
| Conditional |
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| I would decrepitate | | you would decrepitate | | he/she/it would decrepitate | | we would decrepitate | | you would decrepitate | | they would decrepitate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have decrepitated | | you would have decrepitated | | he/she/it would have decrepitated | | we would have decrepitated | | you would have decrepitated | | they would have decrepitated |
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" |
EncyclopediaSeedecrepitationdecrepitateenUK
decrepitate (dē-krĕp′ĭ-tāt) [L. decrepitare, to crackle] To cause decrepitation.decrepitateenUK
Words related to decrepitateverb undergo decrepitation and crackleRelated Wordsverb to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stopsRelated Words- decrepitate
- alter
- change
- modify
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