American English pronunciation
How to pronounce desiccated
IPA transcription: ['dɛsəkeɪtəd]
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Verb
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lose water or moisture
“In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
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preserve by removing all water and liquids from
“carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”
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remove water from
“All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”
Adjective
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thoroughly dried out
“old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars”
“dried-out boards beginning to split”
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preserved by removing natural moisture
“dried beef”
“dried fruit”
“dehydrated eggs”
“shredded and desiccated coconut meat”
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lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; ; ; -C.J.Rolo
“a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”
“a desiccate romance”
“a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery”
Usage examples
- Although she taught English, she had no idea how to spell desiccated.
- The rotifers that were consistently kept hydrated fared worse than those desiccated and rehydrated.
- Although she taught English, she had no idea how to spell desiccated.