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desiccate
('d/E/s/@/,k/eI/t )

adjective satellite (s)

  • lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless(adj.all)
    Example:
    A desiccate romance.
    A prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery.
    Synonym:
    arid, desiccated
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • preserve by removing all water and liquids from(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dehydrate
    source: wordnet30
  • remove water from(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    condense, dehydrate
    source: wordnet30
  • lose water or moisture(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dehydrate, dry up, exsiccate
    Antonym:
    hydrate
    source: wordnet30
  • To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become dry.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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