Synonyms of desiccates

desiccates

verb

present tense third-person singular of desiccate

1

as in undermines

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermines
• weakens
• drains
• petrifies
• exhausts
• dehydrates
• wears
• castrates
• enervates
• damps
• deadens
• dampens
• devitalizes
• discourages
• lobotomizes
• saps
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• gelds
• burns out
• wears out
• fatigues
• disheartens
• daunts
• demoralizes
• tuckers (out)
• does in
• dispirits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulates
• energizes
• vitalizes
• quickens
• invigorates
• vivifies
• enlivens
• stirs
• arouses
• rouses
• braces
• provokes
• galvanizes
• ferments
• triggers
• charges
• electrifies
• excites
• fires
• incites
• inflames
• sparks
• lifts
• inspires
• whips (up)
• foments
• instigates
• cheers
• kindles
• fortifies
• regenerates
• boosts
• revives
• emboldens
• enflames
• abets
• buoys
• refreshes
• reactivates
• heartens
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• revitalizes
• recharges
• rejuvenates
• renews
• reanimates
• reawakens
• rekindles
• reenergizes
• reawakes

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• stimulates
• energizes
• vitalizes
• quickens
• invigorates
• vivifies
• enlivens
• stirs
• arouses
• rouses
• braces
• provokes
• galvanizes
• ferments
• triggers
• charges
• electrifies
• excites
• fires
• incites
• inflames
• sparks
• lifts
• inspires
• whips (up)
• foments
• instigates
• cheers
• kindles
• fortifies
• regenerates
• boosts
• revives
• emboldens
• enflames
• abets
• buoys
• refreshes
• reactivates
• heartens
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• revitalizes
• recharges
• rejuvenates
• renews
• reanimates
• reawakens
• rekindles
• reenergizes
• reawakes

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2

as in dries

to make dry

add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dries
• scorches
• dehydrates
• parches
• drains
• bakes
• evaporates
• sears
• shrivels
• dehumidifies
• mummifies
• withers
• air-dries
• wizens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waters
• wets
• hydrates
• washes
• saturates
• soaks
• drowns
• floods
• drenches
• inundates
• bathes
• moistens
• overflows
• douses
• damps
• deluges
• dampens
• sops
• humidifies
• waterlogs
• submerges
• souses
• rehydrates
• dowses
• dips
• swamps
• dunks

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• waters
• wets
• hydrates
• washes
• saturates
• soaks
• drowns
• floods
• drenches
• inundates
• bathes
• moistens
• overflows
• douses
• damps
• deluges
• dampens
• sops
• humidifies
• waterlogs
• submerges
• souses
• rehydrates
• dowses
• dips
• swamps
• dunks

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