- desiccated, dried-out - thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
Antonym: wet (indirect, via dry)
- dried, dehydrated, desiccated - preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
Antonym: fresh (indirect, via preserved)
- 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)
- 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:Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccation2
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:Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccation2
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:Derived forms: noun desiccation1, noun desiccant1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s