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English
Etymology
From Latin crepitare (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”), frequentative of crepare (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).
Verb
crepitate (third-person singular simple present crepitates, present participle crepitating, simple past and past participle crepitated)
- To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
- (medicine) to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
- (medicine, obsolescent) to flatulate.
Derived terms
terms derived from crepitate (verb)
Translations
Further reading
- “crepitate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “crepitate”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “crepitate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
crepitate
- inflection of crepitare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
crepitate f pl
- feminine plural of crepitato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
crepitāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of crepitō
Spanish
Verb
crepitate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of crepitar combined with te