desalinate
desalinate · desalinates · desalinated · desalinating
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To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic…To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
/diːˈsælɪneɪt/
» We use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.
Мы используем солнечную дистилляцию для опреснения воды.
Meaning
1 sensesTo remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
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remove salt from
Examples
2 sentencesWe use solar-powered distillation to desalinate our water.
ruМы используем солнечную дистилляцию для опреснения воды.
Sun Works staff member Viraj Puri explains that the river water is purified and desalinated by a "reverse osmosis" machine.
Translations
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By meaning 1
remove the salt from something:
Forms
desalinates, desalinating, desalinated, desalinated| Base form | desalinate · to desalinate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | desalinates |
| Present participle | desalinating |
| Past simple | desalinated |
| Past participle | desalinated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- remove salt from:desaltdesalinizedesalinise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelateddesalination
Deriveddesalinator
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle