Main Entry: des·ic·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈde-si-ˌkāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): des·ic·cat·ed; des·ic·cat·ing

Etymology: Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de- + siccare to dry, from siccus dry — more at sack

Date: 1575

transitive verb 1 : to dry up
2 : to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate
3 : to drain of emotional or intellectual vitalityintransitive verb : to become dried up

— des·ic·ca·tion \ˌde-si-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— de·sic·ca·tive \ˈde-si-ˌkā-tiv\ adjective

— des·ic·ca·tor \ˈde-si-ˌkā-tər\ noun