Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CREP'IT-ATE
DE-CREP'IT-ATEDE-CREP'IT-A-TED
DE-CREP'IT-ATE, v.t. [L. decrepo, to break or burst, to crackle; de and crepo.]
To roast or calcine in a strong heat, with a continual bursting or crackling of the substance; as, to decrepitate salt.
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