desilt

D2E1S1I1L1T1

verb

to remove suspended silt from the water.

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Meanings

verbdesilt (third-person singular simple present desilts, present participle desilting, simple past and past participle desilted)

present singular third person desilts · participle present desilting · participle past desilted · past desilted

  1. to remove suspended silt from the water.

Origin

From de- + silt.

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Translations

Spanish desenfangar
  • desenfangarto remove suspended silt from the water

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

listeddelistSteidllestidstiledtelsidTisdel
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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