 desiccate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lose water or moisture | |
| Synonyms: | dry_up dessicate desicate dehydrate | |
| Examples: | "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" |
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| Related terms: | hydrate dry dehydration dehydration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (food) preserve by removing all water and liquids from | |
| Synonyms: | dehydrate | |
| Examples: | "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" |
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| Related terms: | preserve dehydration dehydration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove water from | |
| Synonyms: | dehydrate | |
| Examples: | "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" |
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| Related terms: | dry dehydration dehydration | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | |
| Synonyms: | desiccated arid | |
| Examples: | "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata";l "a desiccate romance" "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo |
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| Related terms: | dull | |
| Similar spelling: |
desiccated desicate dessicate desiccation dessication desist |
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