exsiccate

[ ek-si-keyt ]
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verb (used with object),ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.
  1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.

  2. to dry up, as moisture.

verb (used without object),ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.
  1. to dry up.

Origin of exsiccate

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + siccāre to dry, make dry; see -ate1

Other words from exsiccate

  • ex·sic·ca·tion, noun
  • ex·sic·ca·tive, adjective
  • ex·sic·ca·tor, noun

Words Nearby exsiccate

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British Dictionary definitions for exsiccate

exsiccate

/ (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) /


verb
  1. to dry up; desiccate

Origin of exsiccate

1
C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry

Derived forms of exsiccate

  • exsiccation, noun
  • exsiccative, adjective
  • exsiccator, noun

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