1. removes salt from seawater or other saline water to make it suitable for drinking or irrigation
Usage: third person singular present tense of desalinate

Examples

• The plant desalinates thousands of gallons of seawater daily.
• This facility desalinates ocean water for the entire coastal community.
• The new technology desalinates water more efficiently than older methods.
• Israel desalinates much of its drinking water from the Mediterranean Sea.
• The machine desalinates brackish groundwater for agricultural use.
• California desalinates seawater to help address drought conditions.