Meaning

1 senses

  1. To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.

More definitions
  • lose water or moisture

Origin

Borrowed from Latin exsicco, exsiccatus, from ex- + siccus (“dry”).

Borrowed from Latin exsicco, exsiccatus, from ex- + siccus (“dry”).

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Forms

exsiccates, exsiccating, exsiccated, exsiccated
Base formexsiccate · to exsiccate
3rd person singularexsiccates
Present participleexsiccating
Past simpleexsiccated
Past participleexsiccated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexsiccate
he, she, itexsiccates

Past simpleLesson

all personsexsiccated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave exsiccated
he, she, ithas exsiccated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill exsiccate

Synonyms

4 synonyms
parch
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
hydratemoisturize

Word family

2 related words
Relatedexsiccation
Derivedexsiccator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
expulsionexquisiteB2exquisitelyextantC2extendB1extensionB2extensiveB2
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