DESICCATE

(verb) lose water or moisture
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
synonyms : dehydrate , dry up , exsiccate
add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix -added by nithi
(verb) remove water from
"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
synonyms : dehydrate
(verb) preserve by removing all water and liquids from
"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
synonyms : dehydrate
(adj.) lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata", "a desiccate romance", "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"
synonyms : arid , desiccated
We were disappointed by the arid paintings on display at the gallery. -added by naila_inlas
that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history -added by nithi

Mnemonics for desiccate

(Tag: hindi) desi cake is always dried up.
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(Tag: ) "Desert Cake": Cake that has been dried out and turned dull in taste.
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(Tag: hindi) "Desi Katte" dekhte hi sab sookh jaate hain.
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(Tag: ) Dessicate =Desi(hindi) =Land Cate is similar to cactus Hence land where cactus grows which means dry and arid
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(Tag: Hindi) Desi+cat is always dry because if she will be wet she will be called bheegi billi...remember 9xm.
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(Tag: ) Desiccate=The Sukka(dry) ate eat.
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(Tag: hindi) Desi cat hamesha dry hoti h
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(Tag: ) sounds close to decant
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(Tag: Enlish) Cat(CATE) is carrying dashboard(DESI) in a very dry(DRY UP) area and suffering from dehydration(DEHYDRATE)
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(Tag: ) Desiccate = des (country) + icc + ate; country is been ate by icc cricket so the offices in working days are empty i.e dry up due to match between india & pakistan.
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