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desiccate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of desiccate

1 to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
  • That historian's boring prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history.
Synonyms of desiccate

castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, dehydrate, devitalize, enervate, lobotomize, petrify
Words Related to desiccate

burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, sap, tucker (out), undermine, weaken, wear, wear out

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit
Near Antonyms of desiccate

arouse, rouse, stir

charge, electrify, galvanize

excite, ferment, fire, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, spark, trigger, whip (up)

abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, inspire, lift
Antonyms of desiccate

brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify
2 to make dry
  • Add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix.
Synonyms of desiccate

dehydrate, dry, parch, scorch, sear
Words Related to desiccate

dehumidify

drain

evaporate

mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen

air-dry, bake
Near Antonyms of desiccate

bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

rehydrate

dip, dunk, submerge, swamp
Antonyms of desiccate

hydrate, wash, water, wet

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