salinate

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sal·i·nate

(săl′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. sal·i·nat·ed, sal·i·nat·ing, sal·i·nates

To increase the concentration of salt in: agricultural fields whose soil had been salinated by overirrigation.

sal′i·na′tion n.

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salinate - add salt to; "salinated solution"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

desalinate, desalinise, desalinize, desalt - remove salt from; "desalinate water"

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