desiccate meaning

UK US /ˈdɛsəkeɪt/ 3 syllables

desiccate (verb): preserve by removing all water and liquids from.

desiccate has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and adjective.

desiccate as a verb

  1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from
    • carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

    Synonyms: dehydrate

    Type of: preserve

    Related forms: desiccation

  2. remove water from
    • All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me

    Synonyms: dehydrate

    Type of: dry

    Related forms: desiccation

  3. lose water or moisture
    • In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

    Synonyms: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up

    Type of: dry

    Related forms: desiccation, desiccant

desiccate as an adjective

  1. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
    • a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
    • a desiccate romance
    • a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery

    Synonyms: arid, desiccated

    Similar: dull

How to pronounce desiccate

desiccate is pronounced /ˈdɛsəkeɪt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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