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Webster 1913 Edition

Desiccate

Des′ic-cate

(?; 277)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Desiccated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Desiccating
.]
[L.
desiccatus
, p. p. of
desiccare
to dry up;
de-
+
siccare
to dry,
siccus
dry. See
Sack
wine.]
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying;
as, to
desiccate
fish or fruit
.
Bodies
desiccated
by heat or age.
Bacon.

Des′ic-cate

,
Verb.
I.
To become dry.

Webster 1828 Edition

Desiccate

DESICCATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To dry.] to dry; to exhaust of moisture; to exhale or remove moisture from.

DESICCATE

,
Verb.
I.
To become dry.

Definition 2024

desiccate

desiccate

English

Verb

desiccate ‎(third-person singular simple present desiccates, present participle desiccating, simple past and past participle desiccated)

  1. (transitive) to dry
    • Francis Bacon
      Bodies desiccated by heat or age.
  2. (transitive) to preserve by drying

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Latin

Verb

dēsiccāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēsiccō

Etymology

From Latin dēsiccō

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛs.ɪ.keɪt/
  • Hyphenation: des‧ic‧cate

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