desiccate

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

dessécher

sécher

déshydrater

torréfier

déhydrater

aérer

sécher au four

aride

effacer

Opposé de

hydrate, moisten, moisturize, wet

Synonymes

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

Traductions

uitdrogen

disseccare

drogen

desecar

essiccare

kurutmak

dörren

disidratare

verdrogen

secar

seccare

stagionare

trocknen

asciugare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.