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Adjective desiccate has 1 sense
- arid, desiccate, desiccated - 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
Antonym: lively (indirect, via dull)
Verb desiccate has 3 senses
- dehydrate, desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
--1 is one way to preserve, keep
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dehydrate, desiccate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
--2 is one way to dry, dry out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- dehydrate, dry up, desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
--3 is one way to dry, dry out
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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