Desiccate

des·ic·cate [des-i-keyt]
verb (used with object), des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing.
1. to dry completely; dry up:
2. to preserve an object, usually food, by drying:
verb (used without object), des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing.
3. to become desiccated.
==Origin==
1565-75; < Latin dēsiccātus dried up, past participle of dēsiccāre, equivalent to dē- de- + siccāre, derivative of siccus dry; see -ate1
==Synonyms==
1. dehydrate, exsiccate.
==Antonyms==
1. moisten, dampen, wet.
==External links==
* Desiccate on Dictionary.com
* desiccate on Wiktionary
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