desiccate

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desiccate Definition

• (s) 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) preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
• (v) remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
• (v) lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

desiccate Synonyms

• arid
• dehydrate
• desiccate
• desiccated
• dry up