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- Dictionarydesiccate/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry: "both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun"
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to remove the moisture from something so it becomes completely dry; to lose all moisture and become completely dry: Intensive farming has desiccated the land. Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lose moisture and become dry.
The meaning of DESICCATE is to dry up. How to use desiccate in a sentence. Did you know?
To remove the moisture from something or dry it thoroughly. A desiccator is a container that removes moisture from the air within it. A desiccator contains a desiccant, a substance that traps or absorbs water molecules.
The verb desiccate means to dry out, dry up and dehydrate. It's helpful to desiccate weeds but certainly not crops. As anyone who's been stuck in the desert will tell you, being desiccated by the burning sun isn't much fun.
3 meanings: 1. to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate 2. to preserve (food) by removing.... Click for more definitions.
1. (Chemistry) ( tr) to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate. 2. (Cookery) ( tr) to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dry. 3. ( intr) to become dried up. [C16: from Latin dēsiccāre to dry up, from de- + siccāre to dry, from siccus dry] ˌdesicˈcation n. ˈdesiccative adj.
Jun 2, 2024 · desiccate (third-person singular simple present desiccates, present participle desiccating, simple past and past participle desiccated) ( transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry. [from late 16th c.] Synonyms: dehydrate, (obsolete) exiccate, exsiccate, parch. Antonyms: hydrate, moisten, moisturize, wet.
