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EXSICCATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose water or moisture

Example:

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate; dry up; exsiccate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "exsiccate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s

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