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Synonyms
des·ic·cate (dĕśĭ-kāt́)

[Latin dēsiccāre, dēsiccāt-, dē-, de-, + siccāre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).]

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To dry out thoroughly.
  2. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See synonyms at dry
  3. To make dry, dull, or lifeless.

intransitive verb 

To become dry; dry out.

adjective 

Lacking spirit or animation; arid: “There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind” (J.R. Salamanca)

derivatives

deśic·cátion
noun
deśic·cátive
adjective
deśic·cátor
noun