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Adjective desiccate has 1 sense
  1. 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
  1. dehydrate, desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
    --1 is one way to preserve, keep
    Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. dehydrate, desiccate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
    --2 is one way to dry, dry out
    Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. dehydrate, dry up, desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
    --3 is one way to dry, dry out
    Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccant1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
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