Definition of decrepitate Decrepitate
de•crep•i•tate
We found 8 definitions of decrepitate from 5 different sources.
Advertising
What does decrepitate mean?
WordNet
Verb |
||
| decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| 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" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decrepitate (v. t.)
To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt. - decrepitate (v. i.)
To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
decrepitate
de-krep′i-tāt, v.i. to crackle, as salts when heated.—v.t. to roast so as to cause a continual crackling, to calcine.—n. Decrepitā′tion. [L. de, inten., crepitāre, to rattle much, freq. of crepāre.]
Part of speech
🔤- decrepitate, verb, present, 1st person singular of decrepitate (infinitive).
- decrepitate, verb (infinitive).
Pronunciation
Sign Language
Last searches
Advertising
Advertising