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desiccate

de·sic·cate

UK/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/ US/ˈdɛsɪkət/ uncommon rare
adjective (1) verb (3)

adjective

1.

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
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verb

1.

preserve by removing all water and liquids from

  • “carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”
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2.

remove water from

  • “All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”
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3.

lose water or moisture

  • “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
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Origin

From Latin dēsiccō (“to dry completely, dry up”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dē- (“completely, to exhaustion”, a prefix) + siccō (“to dry; to drain, exhaust”), from siccus (“dry”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, de- + siccate.

Phrases

  • desiccated coconut

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