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EXSICCATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does exsiccate mean?

• EXSICCATE (verb)
The verb EXSICCATE has 1 sense:

1. lose water or moisture

Familiarity information: EXSICCATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EXSICCATE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Lose water or moisture

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

dry up; exsiccate; dehydrate; desiccate

Context example:

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Hypernyms (to "exsiccate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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