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DESICCATE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

Example:

a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery

Synonyms:

arid; desiccate; desiccated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dull (lacking in liveliness or animation)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose water or moisture

Example:

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate; dry up; exsiccate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "desiccate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

desiccant (a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture))

desiccation (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove water from

Example:

All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "desiccate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

desiccation (the process of extracting moisture)

desiccation (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Preserve by removing all water and liquids from

Example:

carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "desiccate" is one way to...):

keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)

Sentence frame:

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Derivation:

desiccation (the process of extracting moisture)

desiccation (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

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