desalinize en · VERB
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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English desalinize From de- + saline + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desalinizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desalinized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desalinized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| desalinizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (13)
ru опресни́ть (to remove salt from) · ca dessalar (to remove salt from) · tr tuzdan arındırmak (to remove salt from) · ru опресня́ть (to remove salt from) · es desalinizar (to remove salt from) · ca dessalinitzar (to remove salt from) · it desalinizzare (to remove salt from) · es desalar (to remove salt from) · fr dessaler (to remove salt from) · it dissalare (to remove salt from) · io dessalizar (to remove salt from) · ka ამტკნარებს (to remove salt from) · ka მტკნარდება (to remove salt from)