Definitions for exsiccate
ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪtexs·ic·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccateverb

   lose water or moisture

   "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. exsiccateverb

   to dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. To EXSICCATEverb

   To dry.

   Etymology: exsicco, Latin.

   If in a dissolution of steel a separation of parts be made by precipitation, or exhalation, the exsiccated powder ascends not unto the loadstone. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 3.

   Great heats and droughts exsiccate and waste the moisture and vegetative nature of the earth. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. exsiccate

   Exsiccate is a verb often used in scientific contexts which means to dry up, remove the moisture from or to become dried up. It can be used to describe the process of preserving a biological specimen through dehydration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Exsiccateverb

   to exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up

2. Etymology: [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Exsiccate

   ek′si-kāt, or ek-sik′-, v.t. to dry up.—adj. Exsicc′ant.—n. Exsiccā′tion.—adj. Exsicc′ative.—n. Ex′siccātor. [L. exsiccāre—ex-, siccus, dry.]

Matched Categories

1. • Dry

How to pronounce exsiccate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exsiccate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exsiccate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

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