exsiccate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛksɪkeɪt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exsicco, exsiccatus, from ex- + siccus (“dry”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.
The guinea hen, so nearly exsiccated a few days earlier, dangles limp once again, as wet as if it had been freshly slaughtered.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 147:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exsiccating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exsiccates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| exsiccated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exsiccated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| exiccate | alternative | lexicographic |