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desiccate

adjective verb

lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɛsɪkeɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

    “a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”

verb

  1. lose water or moisture

    “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”

verb

  1. remove water from

    “All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”

verb

  1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from

    “carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”

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Example Sentences

a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
a desiccate romance
{'source': 'C.J.Rolo', 'text': 'a prissy and emotionless creature … settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery'}
In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

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