exsiccate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lose water or moisture
    desiccate; dehydrate; dry up.
    • In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

WordNet

Ex"sic*cate transitive verb
Etymology
L. exsiccatus, p.p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Exsiccated; present participle & verbal noun Exsiccating
Definitions
  1. To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913