Definition of desiccate Desiccate
/dɛˈsʌkejt/ - [desukeyt] - des•ic•cate
We found 10 definitions of desiccate from 5 different sources.
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What does desiccate mean?
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| desiccate - 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 | ||
| arid, desiccated | ||
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| desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" | ||
| exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up | ||
| hydrate cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin" | ||
| dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | ||
| desiccate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" | ||
| dehydrate | ||
| dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | ||
| desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" | ||
| dehydrate | ||
| preserve, keep prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- desiccate (v. t.)
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. - desiccate (v. i.)
To become dry.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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desiccate
de-sik′āt, or des′i-kāt, v.t. to dry up.—v.i. to grow dry.—adjs. Desic′cant, Desic′cative, drying: having the power of drying.—n. an application that tends to dry up sores.—n. Desiccā′tion, the act of desiccating: state of being desiccated. [L. desiccāre, -ātum, to dry up—de, and siccus, dry.]
Part of speech
🔤- desiccate, verb, present, 1st person singular of desiccate (infinitive).
- desiccate, verb (infinitive).
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