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To soften. To steep (salt meat) in water, so as to remove the salt. Cf. woke, v. Obsolete.
(un-, prefix2 affix 1d affix 1 Cf. Dutch ontzouten, German entsalzen.)
transitive. To remove salt or saltness from (food, water, etc.); to reduce the salinity of (salt water, soil, etc.), esp. by adding fresh water.