Crĕp'i-tāte, v. i.

[imp. & p. p. CREPITATED; p. pr. & vb. n. CREPITATING.] [Lat. crepitare, crepitatum, to crackle, v. intensive of crepare; It. crepitare. See supra.] To burst with a sharp, abrupt sound, rapidly repeated, as salt in fire, or during calcination; to crackle; to snap.