to salinate
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7.2
- verb
- /ˈsælɪneɪt/
- Specialized
:
salinizar
- The scientist decided to salinate the water samples to study the effects of salt on plant growth.
Examples
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Many factors contribute to the low productivity: losses to pests and the weather; low soil fertility and lack of access to fertilizers; acid, salinated, or waterlogged soils.
Academic text (2003) -
Yeah, they started pumping millions of gallons of salinated water deep into the Arbuckle Formation.
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It wasn't until I'd paid 15 bucks -- the going rate for a gallon of cow blood, salinated to prevent coagulation -- and was on my way out that the guy asked: "So what are you, a vampire or something?"
Academic text (2004) -
In order to create the saline solution, you need to salinate the water with the appropriate amount of salt.
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To ensure the seafood tasted authentic, the chef would salinate the dish with a special blend of sea salts.
Synonyms
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1.0
To put small white crystals on food to make it taste better or last longer
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4.8
To soak food in very salty water to keep it and add flavor
To make soil or water salty, often by adding salt
To add salt to food, often to preserve or flavor it
To keep meat or fish from spoiling by salting
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.7
To remove salt from water so people can drink it or use it to water crops
How Salty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Salinate comes from the root sal meaning 'salt' and is related to the common words salt and saline. So to salinate something is to add salt or to make it salty.