Desiccate /(?; 277)/
Des·ic·cate
Desiccate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating
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To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
Bodies desiccated by heat or age.
Desiccate
v. i.
- To become dry.