desalinate

verb

de·​sa·​li·​nate (ˌ)dē-ˈsa-lə-ˌnāt How to pronounce desalinate (audio)
 also  -ˈsā-
desalinated; desalinating
desalination noun
desalinator noun

Examples of desalinate in a Sentence

The company is building a plant that will desalinate seawater.
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That addresses food production, drying crops, grain and pulse drying, sterilizing soil and treating wastewater on farms; industrial applications include producing chemicals, making paper, desalinating water, and dyeing textiles. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 May 2025 The shipwreck will be transported to a facility where its wood will be desalinated, in order to preserve it. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025 Then there is the obstinate refusal to desalinate the ocean. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025 In agriculture, hot countries that lack fresh water could harness solar power for desalinating and pumping water, enabling farmers to work previously infertile land. Dickon Pinner, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015 See All Example Sentences for desalinate

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of desalinate was in 1949

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“Desalinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desalinate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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desalinate

verb
de·​sa·​li·​nate (ˈ)dē-ˈsal-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce desalinate (audio)
 also  -ˈsā-lə-
desalinated; desalinating
: desalt
desalination
(ˌ)dē-ˌsal-ə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce desalinate (audio)
 also  -ˌsā-lə-
noun
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