Decrepitate
Pronunciation : De*crep"i*tate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. d?cr?piter.]
Definition : Defn: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*crep"i*tate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To crackle, as salt in roasting.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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