verb
1.
Synonyms: dry 1, dehydrate, exsiccate, parch, sear
2.
to drain or be drained of emotional or intellectual vitality
this book is desiccated by undue concentration on statistics
Synonyms: devitalize, dry up
Related Word: deplete, drain, exhaust; divest; decay, fade, shrivel, wither, wizen
Contrasted words: brighten, enliven