desiccate

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

hydrate, moisten, moisturize, wet

Synonyms

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

Translations

dessécher

drogen

sécher

disseccare

déshydrater

uitdrogen

desecar

essiccare

verdrogen

dörren

secar

disidratare

stagionare

seccare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

Etymology

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.