Desiccate
/ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪt/noun
To remove the moisture from something; to dry out completely.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin desiccare, built from de- meaning “completely” and siccare meaning “to dry,” so its history is basically a linguistic drying spell.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
desiccare
“to dry thoroughly”
Late Latin
Latin
desiccatus
“dried up”
15th–16th Century
English
desiccate
“to dry up or remove moisture from”
Modern English
English
desiccate
“to remove moisture from something completely”
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