desiccate
English Thesaurus
1. lose water or moisture (verb.change)
2. preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | keep, preserve, |
| definition | : | prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change) |
3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless (adj.all)
| similar | : | dull, |
| definition | : | lacking in liveliness or animation (adj.all) |
4. lose water or moisture (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hydrate, |
| definition | : | cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | dehydration, |
| definition | : | depletion of bodily fluids (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | desiccant, drier, drying agent, siccative, |
| definition | : | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) (noun.substance) |
5. remove water from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dehydration, |
| definition | : | depletion of bodily fluids (noun.state) |
6. preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change)
7. lose water or moisture (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hydrate, |
| definition | : | cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | dehydration, |
| definition | : | depletion of bodily fluids (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | desiccant, drier, drying agent, siccative, |
| definition | : | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) (noun.substance) |
8. remove water from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | dehydration, |
| definition | : | depletion of bodily fluids (noun.state) |
9. preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change)
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