Desiccate Definition & Meaning
desiccate
- adjective
- 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
- verb
- preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
- remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
- lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
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- What does desiccate mean?
- 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 preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
- What part of speech is desiccate?
- Desiccate is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does desiccate have?
- Desiccate has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).