transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-si-ˌkāt ]
verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de- + siccare to dry, from siccus dry — more at sack
Date: 1575
transitive verb
1. : to dry up
2. : to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate
3. : to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality
intransitive verb
: to become dried up
• des·ic·ca·tion ˌde-si-ˈkā-shən noun
• de·sic·ca·tive ˈde-si-ˌkā-tiv adjective
• des·ic·ca·tor ˈde-si-ˌkā-tər noun