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salinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

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).

Meanings

  1. To add salt to.
    • The chemist salinated her solution.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
salinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
salinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
salinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
salinated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

desalinate · unsalinated

Relateds

salination · saline

Translations (3)

io salizar (to add salt) · de versalzen (to add salt) · nl zouten (to add salt)