v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: DRY 1, dehydrate, exsiccate, parch, sear
2 to drain or be drained of emotional or intellectual vitality FF1C; this book is desiccated by undue concentration on statistics FF1E;
Synonyms: devitalize, dry up
Related Words: deplete, drain, exhaust; divest; decay, fade, shrivel, wither, wizen
Contrasted Words: brighten, enliven