desiccate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dēsiccō

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.keɪt/, SAMPA: /"dEs.I.keIt/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to desiccate

Third person singular
desiccates

Simple past
desiccated

Past participle
desiccated

Present participle
desiccating

to desiccate (third-person singular simple present desiccates, present participle desiccating, simple past and past participle desiccated)

(transitive)

  1. to dry
  2. to preserve by drying

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[edit] Translations

to dry
to preserve by drying
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