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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Desiccate

/dĕs'-ək-āt/ · Des·ic·cate · IPA /ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/
01 v. t. To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
imp. & p. p. Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating
  1. 1.
    To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
    “Bodies desiccated by heat or age.” Bacon.
02 v. i. To become dry.
  1. 1.
    To become dry.