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Definition of Desiccate
1. Adjective. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. "A prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"
2. Verb. Preserve by removing all water and liquids from. "Carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
Exact synonyms: Dehydrate
Generic synonyms: Keep, Preserve
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccation, Desiccation
Generic synonyms: Keep, Preserve
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccation, Desiccation
3. Verb. Remove water from. "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
Exact synonyms: Dehydrate
Generic synonyms: Dry, Dry Out
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccation, Desiccation
Generic synonyms: Dry, Dry Out
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccation, Desiccation
4. Verb. Lose water or moisture. "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Exact synonyms: Dehydrate, Dry Up, Exsiccate
Generic synonyms: Dry, Dry Out
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccant, Desiccation
Antonyms: Hydrate
Generic synonyms: Dry, Dry Out
Derivative terms: Dehydration, Dehydration, Dehydration, Desiccant, Desiccation
Antonyms: Hydrate
Definition of Desiccate
1. v. t. To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
2. v. i. To become dry.
Definition of Desiccate
1. Verb. to dry ¹
2. Verb. to preserve by drying ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desiccate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Medical Definition of Desiccate
1. To lose or cause to lose moisture. (09 Oct 1997)