desiccate

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
2. (transitive) To preserve by drying.
3. (intransitive, rare) To become dry; to dry up.

Adj

Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.

Noun

A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.

Conceptes

assecar

deshidratar-se

dessecar-se

Oposat a

hydrate, moisten, moisturize, wet

Sinònims

dry

dehydrate

desiccated

dry up

arid

exsiccate

air

dry out

dehumidify

straight

thirsty

tumble

kiln-dry

to become dry

oast-dry

blight

brut

dried

freeze-dry

parched

run dry

stagnate

starve

Traduccions

dessécher

sécher

disseccare

déshydrater

drogen

uitdrogen

essiccare

desecar

verdrogen

dörren

secar

stagionare

seccare

disidratare

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin dēsiccō (“to dry completely, dry up”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dē- (“completely, to exhaustion”, a prefix) + siccō (“to dry; to drain, exhaust”), from siccus (“dry”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, de- + siccate.