desiccate

English

Etymology

From Latin dēsiccō

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. to dry
   • Francis Bacon

     Bodies desiccated by heat or age.

2. to preserve by drying

Synonyms

• to dry: dehydrate, parch

Antonyms

• to dry: moisten, moisturize, wet

Related terms

• desiccant
• desiccation
• desiccative
• desiccator

Translations

to dry

• Bulgarian: изсушавам (bg) (izsušavam)
• Dutch: drogen, dehydreren, deshydrateren, ontwateren, uitdrogen, verdrogen
• Finnish: kuivata (fi)

• Norwegian: å tørke (no)
• Quechua: ch'akichiy (qu)

to preserve by drying

• Bulgarian: суша (bg) (suša)
• Dutch: drogen (nl)

• Finnish: kuivata (fi)

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Translations to be checked

• French: secher, déshydrater, mettre à sec
• German: trocknen, dehydratieren

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Latin

Verb

dēsiccāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēsiccō