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salinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sali-nate
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add salt to.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From saline + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

salinates (present, singular) salinating (participle, present) salinated (participle, past) salinated (past)

Derived Forms

desalinate unsalinated

Frequently Paired Words

salination saline

Questions

What does salinate mean?
To add salt to.
Where does salinate come from?
Etymology tree 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 From saline + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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