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   desiccated

   /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. having had all moisture removed; dried out: "the withered, desiccated landscape"
   • ▪ (of food) dried in order to preserve it: "desiccated coconut"
   • 2. lacking vitality or interest: "a desiccated history of ideas"

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   What is the meaning of desiccate?

   • Something dehydrated. Learn more about the word "desiccate" , its origin, alternative forms, and usage from Wiktionary.

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   What is the difference between desiccate and dehydrate?

   • It may look like the same prefix, but the de- in desiccate means "completely, thoroughly," as in despoil ("to spoil utterly") or denude ("to strip completely bare"). The de- in dehydrate, on the other hand, means "remove," the same as it does in defoliate ("to strip of leaves") or in deice ("to rid of ice").

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   What is the difference between desiccate and de-?

   • The answer is in the multiple identities of the prefix de-. It may look like the same prefix, but the de- in desiccate means "completely, thoroughly," as in despoil ("to spoil utterly") or denude ("to strip completely bare").

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   What does it mean if a fruit is desiccated?

   • To be desiccated is to be dried out. If you like desiccated fruit, you like dried fruit — such as raisins or dried apricots. Something that's described with the adjective desiccated is extremely dry, or parched. During a drought, the ground becomes cracked and desiccated.

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   Desiccated means dried up or preserved by drying, or drained of vitality. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries for desiccated.

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   Desiccated means dried, with the moisture removed, or not interesting or completely without imagination. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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   to remove the moisture from something so it becomes completely dry; to lose all moisture and become completely dry: Intensive farming has desiccated the land. Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lose moisture and become dry.

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   Desiccate means to dry up, to preserve by drying, or to drain of vitality. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and medical usage of desiccate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   To be desiccated is to be dried out. If you like desiccated fruit, you like dried fruit — such as raisins or dried apricots. Something that's described with the adjective desiccated is extremely dry, or parched.

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   DESICCATED meaning: 1. dried, with the moisture removed: 2. not interesting or completely without imagination: 3…. Learn more.

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   Desiccated definition: dehydrated or powdered. See examples of DESICCATED used in a sentence.