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desiccate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'desiccate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Desiccate [ v. i.]
- To become dry.
2 . Desiccate [ v. t.]
- To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.

Meaning of 'desiccate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . desiccate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove water from
Example in sentence:
  • All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me;
  • condense the milk
Meaning (2):
- preserve by removing all water and liquids from
Example in sentence:
  • carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
Meaning (3):
- lose water or moisture
Example in sentence:
  • In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
4 . desiccate [ s]
Meaning (4):
- lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
Example in sentence:
  • a desiccate romance;
  • a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery;
  • a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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