desiccate

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

αφυδατώνω σύκα

ξεραίνω

αποξηραίνομαι

Απέναντι από

hydrate, moisten, moisturize, wet

Συνώνυμα

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

Μεταφράσεις

dessécher

sécher

disseccare

déshydrater

drogen

uitdrogen

essiccare

desecar

verdrogen

dörren

secar

stagionare

seccare

disidratare

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.