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 | ||