Desiccate v. t. (past & past part. desiccated; pres. part. desiccating) To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. "Bodies desiccated by heat or age."
... the blessing of profound religious emotion, this statement may seem too desiccate. It is indeed not enthusiastic. ... — Gilbert Keith Chesterton • Maisie Ward
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