desiccate
英['desɪˌkeɪt]
美[ˈdɛsɪˌket]
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Verb
1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from;
"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"2. remove water from;
"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"3. lose water or moisture;
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"Adjective
1. 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
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