crepitate verb intrans. ['krɛpɪteɪt] E17.
[Latin crepitat- pa. ppl stem of crepitare crackle, from crepare rattle: see -ATE³.]
1. Break wind. E17-M18.

2. Entomology. Of a (bombardier) beetle: eject a pungent fluid with a sudden sharp report. E19.

3. Make a crackling sound; Medicine (of the lungs) make the sound of crepitation (sense 2). M19.

■ crepitant adjective crackling, crepitating E19.

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