assecar

Meaning

to dry, to dry up, to run dry

Concepts

dry

dry out

mop

mop up

pass over

swab

wipe

wipe up

dab off

dehumidify

dab away

desiccate

Synonyms

eixugar

netejar

treure

eixugar-se

secar

assecar-se

Translations

sécher

asciugare

secar

secar

seccare

trocknen

essiccare

secar

drogen

exsuco

enxugar

essicare

وشک کردن

austrocknen

جفف

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ə.səˈka]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: assecar

In summary

From a- + sec (“dry”) + -ar, from Latin siccus (“dry”). First attested in 1803. Compare Occitan assecar. Cf. also Latin assicco.