Decrepitate Definition
dĭ-krĕpĭ-tāt
decrepitate, decrepitates
verb
To crackle when exposed to heat.
Webster's New World
To roast or calcine (salts, minerals, etc.) until a crackling sound is caused or until this sound stops.
Webster's New World
To make a crackling sound when roasted.
American Heritage
Origin of Decrepitate
New Latin dēcrepitāre dēcrepitāt- Latin dē- de- Latin crepitāre to crackle frequentative of crepāre to burst, crack
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From mediaeval Latin decrepitare, from Latin de- + crepitare.
From Wiktionary
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