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exsiccate

American  
[ek-si-keyt] / ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

exsiccated, exsiccating

  1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.

  2. to dry up, as moisture.

verb (used without object)

exsiccated, exsiccating

  1. to dry up.

exsiccate British  
/ ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to dry up; desiccate

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Other Word Forms

  • exsiccation noun
  • exsiccative adjective
  • exsiccator noun

Etymology

Origin of exsiccate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + siccāre to dry, make dry; -ate 1

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