desalt

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /diˈsɔlt/ UK /diːˈsɔːlt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to remove salt from, especially from seawater

The plant can desalt enough seawater to supply the whole town.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to remove salt from,... desalinatedesalinize

Opposites

salt

Word family

Derived forms desaltingdesalted

Related forms saltdesalinationsalinity

Etymology

From de- ('removal') + salt, the latter from Old English sealt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls ('salt').

de- Latin sealt Old English *séh₂ls Proto-Indo-European

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Materials & Substances

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# desalt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /diˈsɔlt/
**IPA (UK):** /diːˈsɔːlt/

## Meanings
1. to remove salt from, especially from seawater

## Examples
- The plant can desalt enough seawater to supply the whole town.

## Synonyms
- desalinate
- desalinize

## Antonyms
- salt

## Derived Forms
- desalting
- desalted

## Related Forms
- salt
- desalination
- salinity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: de-
- Root: sealt
- Root: *séh₂ls

## Etymology
From de- ('removal') + salt, the latter from Old English sealt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls ('salt').

## AI Etymology
Desalt is from de- ('removal') + salt, the latter from Old English sealt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls ('salt'). The ancestry passes through Latin de-, Old English sealt, and Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to remove salt from, especially from seawater", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include salt, desalination, and salinity; derived forms include desalting and desalted.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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