| v. t. | 1. | To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; |
| v. i. | 1. | To become dry. |
| Verb | 1. | desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" Synonyms: dehydrate |
| 2. | desiccate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" Synonyms: dehydrate | |
| 3. | desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" | |
| Adj. | 1. | desiccate - 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 Synonyms: arid, desiccated |