English verb: decrepitate | |||
1. | decrepitate (change) undergo decrepitation and crackle | ||
Samples | The salt decrepitated. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Verb group | decrepitate | ||
2. | decrepitate (change) to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops | ||
Samples | Decrepitate salts. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Verb group | decrepitate | ||