desalt

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verb

To remove salt from; to desalinate.

Similar
desalinatedesalinisedesalinize
Opposite
saltsalinate
OriginEnglish salt ← Latin saltus ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdesalt (third-person singular simple present desalts, present participle desalting, simple past and past participle desalted)

present singular third person desalts · participle present desalting · participle past desalted · past desalted

  1. transitiveTo remove salt from; to desalinate.

    Synonyms: desalinate, desalinise, desalinize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove salt from; to desalinate.

Similar
desalinatedesalinisedesalinize
Opposite
saltsalinate

More synonyms by meaning

verbremove salt from

Similar
desalinatedesalinizedesalinise
Broader
change
Also see
desalinatedesalinize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Latinsaliō
  8. Latinsaltus
  9. Englishsalt
  10. Englishdesalt

From de- + salt.

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Translations

French dessaler
  • dessalerto remove salt from
German entsalzen
  • entsalzento remove salt from
Hebrew התפיל
  • התפיל (hitpíl)to remove salt from
Italian dissalare
  • dissalareto remove salt from
Polish odsalać
  • odsalaćto remove salt from
Portuguese dessalgar
  • dessalgarto remove salt from
Romanian desăra
  • desărato remove salt from

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

slatedsaltedStadel
Cite this entry
APA

desalt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desalt

MLA

“desalt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desalt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desalt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desalt.

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