desalinate
verb/ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪt/
/ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they desalinate | /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪt/ /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it desalinates | /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪts/ /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪts/ |
| past simple desalinated | /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle desalinated | /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form desalinating | /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈsælɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- desalinate something to remove salt from seawater so that it can be used
- The facility desalinates seawater to produce fresh water for drinking.
- Water supplies are so low they need desalinated water urgently.
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