Definitions for desiccate
ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪtdes·ic·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arid, desiccate, desiccatedverb

   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

2. dehydrate, desiccateverb

   preserve by removing all water and liquids from

   "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

3. dehydrate, desiccateverb

   remove water from

   "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"

4. exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccateverb

   lose water or moisture

   "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desiccateverb

   to dry

2. desiccateverb

   to preserve by drying

3. Etymology: From desicco

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DESICCATEverb

   To dry up; to exhale moisture.

   Etymology: desicco, Latin.

   In bodies desiccated by heat or age, when the native spirit goeth forth, and the moisture with it, the air with time getteth into the pores. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 842.

   Where there is moisture enough, or superfluous, there wine helpeth to digest and desiccate the moisture. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Seminal ferments were elevated from the sea, or some desiccated places thereof, by the heat of the sun. Matthew Hale.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desiccate

   Desiccation (from Latin de- 'thoroughly', and siccare 'to dry') is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.

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1. desiccate

   Desiccate means to thoroughly dry out, typically in order to preserve something. It can refer to the removal of moisture or water content from various things including food, soil, or a living organism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desiccateverb

   to dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit

2. Desiccateverb

   to become dry

3. Etymology: [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Desiccate

   de-sik′āt, or des′i-kāt, v.t. to dry up.—v.i. to grow dry.—adjs. Desic′cant, Desic′cative, drying: having the power of drying.—n. an application that tends to dry up sores.—n. Desiccā′tion, the act of desiccating: state of being desiccated. [L. desiccāre, -ātum, to dry up—de, and siccus, dry.]

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1. • Dry
   • Preserve

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of desiccate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of desiccate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=desiccate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desiccate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=desiccate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=desiccate