Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desalinate

/diːˈsælɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: de-sali-nate
IPA: /diːˈsælɪneɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English saline Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English salinate English desalinate From de- + salinate.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈsælɪneɪt/

Inflected Forms

desalinates (present, singular) desalinating (participle, present) desalinated (participle, past) desalinated (past)

Derived Forms

desalinator

Frequently Paired Words

desalination

Synonyms

desalt desalinize desalinise

Questions

How do you pronounce desalinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈsælɪneɪt/.
What does desalinate mean?: To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
Where does desalinate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English saline Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English salinate English desalinate From de- + salinate.

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