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desiccate (verb)

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  • desiccate — ► VERB (usu. desiccated) ▪ remove the moisture from. DERIVATIVES desiccation noun. ORIGIN Latin desiccare make thoroughly dry …   English terms dictionary

  • desiccate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de + siccare to dry, from siccus dry more at sack Date: 1575 transitive verb 1. to dry up 2. to preserve (a food) by drying …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • desiccate — verb /ˈdɛs.ɪ.keɪt/ a) to dry b) to preserve by drying Syn: dehydrate, parch Ant: moisten, moisturize, w …   Wiktionary

  • desiccate — verb (T) formal to remove all the water from something desiccation / desifi keISFn/ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • desiccate — [c]/ˈdɛsəkeɪt / (say desuhkayt) verb (desiccated, desiccating) –verb (t) 1. to dry thoroughly; dry up. 2. to preserve by depriving of moisture, as foods. –verb (i) 3. to become dry. {Latin dēsiccātus, past participle, completely dried}… …  

  • desiccate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dry up, wither; dehydrate. See dryness. Ant., moisten, water. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dry] Syn. dry up, parch, exsiccate, drain; see dry 2 . 2. [To preserve] Syn. dehydrate, anhydrate, evaporate,… …   English dictionary for students

  • desiccate — [ dɛsɪkeɪt] verb remove the moisture from. Derivatives desiccator noun desiccation noun desiccative adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as desiccation): from L. desiccat , desiccare make thoroughly dry …   English new terms dictionary

  • freeze-dry — verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum freeze dry the strawberries • Hypernyms: ↑preserve, ↑keep • Hyponyms: ↑lyophilize, ↑lyophilise • Entailment: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • desiccation — desiccate ► VERB (usu. desiccated) ▪ remove the moisture from. DERIVATIVES desiccation noun. ORIGIN Latin desiccare make thoroughly dry …   English terms dictionary

  • dry up — verb 1. lose water or moisture (Freq. 2) In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: ↑exsiccate, ↑dehydrate, ↑desiccate • Ant: ↑hydrate (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • exsiccate — verb lose water or moisture In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: ↑dehydrate, ↑dry up, ↑desiccate • Ant: ↑hydrate (for: ↑dehydrate) …   Useful english dictionary

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