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desalinize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

remove salt from

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • desalinate water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: desalinate, desalt, desalinise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English saline Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English desalinize From de- + saline + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dessalar — to remove salt from
  • Catalan: dessalinitzar — to remove salt from
  • French: dessaler — to remove salt from
  • Georgian: ამტკნარებს (amṭḳnarebs) — to remove salt from
  • Georgian: მტკნარდება (mṭḳnardeba) — to remove salt from
  • Ido: dessalizar — to remove salt from
  • Italian: dissalare — to remove salt from
  • Italian: desalinizzare — to remove salt from
  • Russian: опресня́ть (opresnjátʹ) — to remove salt from
  • Russian: опресни́ть (opresnítʹ) — to remove salt from
  • Spanish: desalar — to remove salt from
  • Spanish: desalinizar — to remove salt from
  • Turkish: tuzdan arındırmak — to remove salt from