Exsiccate
/ɪkˈsɪk.eɪt/noun
To dry out completely or remove moisture from something.
Did you know?Exsiccate comes from Latin ex- (“out”) + siccare (“to dry”), and that same sicc- root also lives in words like desiccation and siccative, a whole hidden vocabulary of drying, cracking, and preservation.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
exsiccare
“to dry out completely, to make dry”
Late Latin
Latin
exsiccat-
“dried out; drained of moisture”
Middle English
English
exsiccaten
“to dry up or make dry”
16th Century
English
exsiccate
“to dry thoroughly; remove moisture”
Modern English
English
exsiccate
“to dry out completely or remove moisture from something”