DECREPITATES

Verb

decrepitates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate

Source: Wiktionary


DECREPITATE

De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]

Definition: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.

De*crep"i*tate, v. i.

Definition: To crackle, as salt in roasting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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