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crepitate

verb

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin crepitātus, perfect passive participle of crepitō (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself a frequentative of crepō (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).

  1. borrowed from crepitātus

Definitions

  1. To crackle, to make a crackling sound.

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