'Decrepitate' definitions:

Definition of 'decrepitate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
verb
To roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"

Definition of 'Decrepitate'

From: GCIDE
  • Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] [Cf. F. d['e]cr['e]piter.] To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Decrepitate'

From: GCIDE
  • Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. i. To crackle, as salt in roasting. [1913 Webster]

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