desiccate
Having had moisture removedHaving had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.
» Do you think desiccated coconut will do for the topping instead of hundreds and thousands?
Findest du, Kokosraspeln reichen als Garnierung anstelle von Liebesperlen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesHaving had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.
- lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
Examples
1 sentencesDo you think desiccated coconut will do for the topping instead of hundreds and thousands?
deFindest du, Kokosraspeln reichen als Garnierung anstelle von Liebesperlen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin dēsiccātus (“dried up”), the perfect passive participle of dēsiccō: see above.From Latin dēsiccātus (“dried up”), the perfect passive participle of dēsiccō: see above. Equivalent to Latin dēsiccō + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Forms
more desiccate, most desiccate| Comparative | more desiccate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most desiccate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless:ariddesiccated
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.