Meaning of DESICCATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'desu`keyt
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- [adj] 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"-C.J.Rolo
- [v] lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
- [v] remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
- [v] preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
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| | Synonyms: | | arid, dehydrate, desiccated, dry up, dull |
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| | See Also: | | dry, dry out, keep, preserve | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus,
p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus
dry. See {Sack} wine.]
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. --Bacon.
\Des"ic*cate\, v. i.
To become dry.
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| | Definition: | | To lose or cause to lose moisture. |
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| | Related Terms: | | air-dry, anhydrate, bake, blast-freeze, blot, brine, brush, burn, corn, cure, decay, dehumidify, dehydrate, deplete, devitalize, diminish, divest, drain, droop, dry, dry up, dry-cure, dry-salt, embalm, evaporate, exhaust, exsiccate, fade, fade away, fire, flag, freeze, freeze-dry, fume, insolate, irradiate, jerk, kiln, kipper, languish, marinade, marinate, mummify, parch, pickle, pine, preservatize, quick-freeze, refrigerate, rub, salt, scorch, sear, season, shrink, shrivel, smoke, smoke-cure, soak up, sponge, stuff, sun, sun-dry, swab, torrefy, towel, weazen, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen |
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