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Thesaurus: desiccate

To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.

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  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.
  3. adj. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  4. v. preserve by removing all water and liquids from
  5. v. remove water from
  6. v. lose water or moisture
  7. 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. Bacon. To become dry.
  8. To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve bydrying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.Bodies desiccated by heat or age. Bacon.
  9. v preserve by removing all water and liquids from v remove water from v lose water or moisture s lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless