Desiccateverb
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry.
Dessicateverb
misspelling of desiccate
Desiccateverb
(transitive) To preserve by drying.
Dessicateverb
variant spelling of desiccate.
Desiccateverb
To become dry; to dry up.
Desiccateadjective
Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, dessicated.
Desiccatenoun
A substance which has been dessicated, that is, had its moisture removed.
Desiccateverb
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
‘Bodies desiccated by heat or age.’;
Desiccateverb
To become dry.
Desiccateverb
preserve by removing all water and liquids from;
‘carry dehydrated food on your camping trip’;
Desiccateverb
remove water from;
‘All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me’;
Desiccateverb
lose water or moisture;
‘In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly’;
Desiccateadjective
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;
‘a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata’; ‘a desiccate romance’; ‘a prissy and emotionless creature…settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery’;
Desiccateverb
remove the moisture from (something), typically in order to preserve it
‘desiccated coconut’;
Desiccateverb
lacking interest, passion, or energy
‘a desiccated history of ideas’;
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