EXSICCATE
exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
(verb) lose water or moisture; “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exsiccate (third-person singular simple present exsiccates, present participle exsiccating, simple past and past participle exsiccated)
(transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.
Anagrams
• exiccates
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"sic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exsiccated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] Etym: [L. exsiccatus, p.p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.]
Definition: To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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