Desiccate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdesɪkeɪt|
Brit.
|ˈdesɪkeɪt|
verb
- preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- remove water from
- lose water or moisture (syn: dry up, exsiccate)
- remove water from
- lose water or moisture (syn: dry up, exsiccate)
adjective
- lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless (syn: arid, desiccated)
a desiccate romance
a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
Extra examples
...that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history...
...add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix...
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