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Synonyms & Antonyms of desiccate
1
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
- that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history
Synonyms for desiccate
- castrate,
- damp,
- dampen,
- deaden,
- dehydrate,
- devitalize,
- enervate,
- geld,
- lobotomize,
- petrify
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2
to make dry
- add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix
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The first known use of desiccate was in 1575
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