Meanings
verbsalinate (third-person singular simple present salinates, present participle salinating, simple past and past participle salinated)
present singular third person salinates · participle present salinating · participle past salinated · past salinated
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From saline + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch zouten
- zoutento add salt
German versalzen
- versalzento add salt
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
salinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinate
MLA
“salinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinate.
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