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Meaning of desiccate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  desiccate
      adj 1: 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"-C.J.Rolo [syn:
             {arid}, {desiccate}, {desiccated}]
      v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry
           dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: {dehydrate},
           {desiccate}]
      2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has
         dehydrated me" [syn: {dehydrate}, {desiccate}]
      3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
         very quickly" [syn: {exsiccate}, {dehydrate}, {dry up},
         {desiccate}] [ant: {hydrate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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