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Verb
S:
(v)
dehydrate
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desiccate
(preserve by removing all water and liquids from)
"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
S:
(v)
dehydrate
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desiccate
(remove water from)
"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
S:
(v)
exsiccate
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dehydrate
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dry up
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desiccate
(lose water or moisture)
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
desiccated
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dried-out
(thoroughly dried out)
"old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
S:
(adj)
dried
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dehydrated
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desiccated
(preserved by removing natural moisture)
"dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
S:
(adj)
arid
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desiccate
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desiccated
(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