HyperDic: desiccate

English > 4 senses of the word *desiccate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	desiccate, arid, desiccated	lacking vitality or spirit
VERB	change	desiccate, dehydrate	preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from
	change	desiccate, dehydrate	remove water from
	change	desiccate, exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up	lose water or moisture

desiccate > pronunciation
Sounds	deh'sahkeyt
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *desiccate*: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.
Examples	"a desiccate romance" "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
Synonyms	arid, desiccated
Broader	dull	lacking in liveliness or animation

English > *desiccate*: 4 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	dehydrate
Broader	preserve, keep	prevent (food) from rotting
Nouns	desiccation	the process of extracting moisture
Nouns	desiccation	dryness resulting from the removal of water

English > *desiccate*: 4 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Remove water from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	dehydrate
Broader	dry, dry out	Remove the moisture from and make dry
Spanish	deshidratar
Catalan	deshidratar
Nouns	desiccation	the process of extracting moisture
Nouns	desiccation	dryness resulting from the removal of water

English > *desiccate*: 4 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Lose water or moisture.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up
Entailed by	freeze-dry	preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
Broader	dry, dry out	Remove the moisture from and make dry
Opposite	hydrate	Cause to be hydrated
Spanish	desecarse, desecar, deshidratarse, deshidratar
Catalan	deshidratar-se, dessecar-se
Nouns	desiccant	a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Nouns	desiccation	dryness resulting from the removal of water

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