Main Entry: des·ic·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈdes-i-ˌkāt\

Function: verb

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

transitive verb

1 : to dry up or cause to dry up : deprive or exhaust of moisture ; especially : to dry thoroughly <uses radio frequencies of 100,000 Hz to 10,000,000 Hz to cut, coagulate, and desiccate tissue—Bettyann Hutchisson et al>
2 : to preserve a food by drying : dehydrate <desiccated coconut>

intransitive verb

: to become dried up : undergo a desiccating process