desiccate
🇺🇸
/ˈdɛsɪˌket/
🇬🇧
/'desɪˌkeɪt/
verb
R
To take away the water from something to make it completely dry.
The raisins were made by desiccating grapes in the sun.
R
To make something dull and uninteresting.
The long and dull speech desiccated the excitement of the crowd.
translation
To take away the water from something to make it completely dry.; To make something dull and uninteresting.
Word Forms
Perfect
desiccated
Progressive
desiccating
3rd Present
desiccates
Past
desiccated