Synonyms of desiccate

Verb

1. dehydrate, desiccate, preserve, keep

usage: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

2. dehydrate, desiccate, dry, dry out

usage: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"

3. exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate, dry, dry out

usage: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

Adjective

1. arid, desiccate, desiccated, dull (vs. lively)

usage: 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

Definition and meaning of desiccate (Dictionary)