exsiccate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈek-si-ˌkāt\
- /ˈek.sɪk.eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈek-si-ˌkāt\

Definitions of exsiccate word

noun exsiccate To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate. 1
verb exsiccate to dry up; desiccate 0
verb transitive exsiccate to dry up 0

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Parts of speech for Exsiccate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Exsiccate

exsiccate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for exsiccate

verb exsiccate

dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
desiccate — to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate
evaporate — Turn from liquid into vapor.
parch — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.

All 7 Synonyms of exsiccate

Antonyms for exsiccate

verb exsiccate

dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
moisten — Wet slightly.
wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.

All 3 Antonyms of exsiccate

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