desiccate
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(s) lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
- a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
- a desiccate romance
- "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
Verbs
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(v) preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
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(v) remove water from
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
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(v) lose water or moisture
- In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly