Desiccate
11desiccate — desiccation, n. desiccative, adj. /des i kayt /, v., desiccated, desiccating. v.t. 1. to dry thoroughly; dry up. 2. to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate. v.i. 3. to become thoroughly dried or dried up. [1565 75; < L de …
12desiccate — verb /ˈdɛs.ɪ.keɪt/ a) to dry b) to preserve by drying Syn: dehydrate, parch Ant: moisten, moisturize, w …
13desiccate — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
14desiccate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dry up, wither; dehydrate. See dryness. Ant., moisten, water. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dry] Syn. dry up, parch, exsiccate, drain; see dry 2 . 2. [To preserve] Syn. dehydrate, anhydrate, evaporate,… …
15desiccate — see SACK …
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17desiccate — des·ic·cate || desɪkeɪt v. dry up, dry out, remove all moisture; preserve food by drying, dehydrate; remove or drain emotional vigor …
18desiccate — [ dɛsɪkeɪt] verb remove the moisture from. Derivatives desiccator noun desiccation noun desiccative adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as desiccation): from L. desiccat , desiccare make thoroughly dry …
19desiccate — v. a. Dry, exsiccate, dry up, make dry …
20desiccate — verb (T) formal to remove all the water from something desiccation / desifi keISFn/ noun (U) …
