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desacralize
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desalinate
de·sal·i·nate [ dee sállə nàyt ] (past and past participle de·sal·i·nat·ed, present participle de·sal·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·sal·i·nates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove salt: to remove the salt from something

de·sal·i·na·tion [ dee sàllə náysh'n ] noun
de·sal·i·na·tor noun
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