Definitions for decrepitate

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decrepitate de·crep·i·tate

Spelling: [dih-krep-i-teyt]

IPA: /dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt/

Decrepitate is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 617 anagrams from letters in decrepitate (acdeeeiprtt).

Definitions for decrepitate

verb (used with object)

1. to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.

verb (used without object)

1. to break up when exposed to heat.

Origin of decrepitate

1640-50; New Latin dēcrepitātus crackled, past participle of dēcrepitāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + crepitāre to crackle (frequentative of crepāre to crack); see

Examples for decrepitate

Placed on burning coals, they decrepitate on drying, and produce a species of explosion or detonation.

Muffle furnaces are suitable for fine ores which are liable to decrepitate or sinter.