decrepitate
/dɪˈkɹɛpɪteɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow."
- "It is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c."
- "That substance was called salt, because, according to some authors, it is obtained by the action of the sun (sol) on sea-water, according to others, because it decrepitates in the fire (exsilire=to crackle and spring about)."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēcrepitātus, perfect passive participle of dēcrepitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dē- + crepitō.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dē-