decrepitate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'decrepitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decrepitate

[ v. i.]

- To crackle, as salt in roasting.

2 . Decrepitate

[ v. t.]

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

1 . decrepitate

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops

Example in sentence:

Meaning (2):
- undergo decrepitation and crackle

Example in sentence:

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