Definition of DESICCATE

desiccate

Meanings

Plural: desiccates

Verb

  • preserve by removing all water and liquids from
  • remove water from
  • lose water or moisture
  • To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
  • To preserve by drying.
  • To become dry; to dry up.

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; ; ; -C.J.Rolo
    • "a desiccate romance"
    • "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"

Adj

  • Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.

Noun

  • A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dēsiccō (“to dry completely, dry up”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from dē- (“completely, to exhaustion”, a prefix) + siccō (“to dry; to drain, exhaust”), from siccus (“dry”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, de- + siccate.

Synonyms

;, arid, dehydrate, desiccated, dried, dry out, dry up, exiccate, exsiccate, parch

Scrabble Score: 14

desiccate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
desiccate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
desiccate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

desiccate is a valid Words With Friends word