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Exsiccate (gcide) | Exsiccate \Ex"sic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Exsiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] [L. exsiccatus,
p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry,
siccus dry.]
To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. --Sir T.
Browne.
[1913 Webster] |
exsiccate (wn) | exsiccate
v 1: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up,
desiccate] [ant: hydrate] |
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Exsiccated (gcide) | Exsiccate \Ex"sic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Exsiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] [L. exsiccatus,
p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry,
siccus dry.]
To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. --Sir T.
Browne.
[1913 Webster] |
exsiccate (wn) | exsiccate
v 1: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up,
desiccate] [ant: hydrate] |
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