DESICCATE
\dˈɛsɪkˌe͡ɪt], \dˈɛsɪkˌeɪt], \d_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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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"-C.J.Rolo
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preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
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lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
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remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
By Princeton University
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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"-C.J.Rolo
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preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
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lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
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remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Desiccation.
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To dry thoroughly, as for preserving.
By James Champlin Fernald
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