Etymology

crepitate

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Today it means: to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do. Full definition →

Latin crepitātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcrepitātus
  2. English todaycrepitate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin crepitātus, perfect passive participle of crepitō (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself a frequentative of crepō (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).

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