1. to remove salt from seawater or other saline water to make it suitable for drinking or irrigation
Usage: technical

Examples

• The coastal city built a plant to desalinize ocean water for its residents.
• Scientists are developing more efficient ways to desalinize seawater.
• The new technology can desalinize water using solar energy.
• Many desert countries desalinize seawater to meet their freshwater needs.
• The process to desalinize brackish water is less expensive than treating seawater.
• Engineers worked to desalinize the contaminated groundwater supply.