desiccate

/dɛsə,keɪt/ adjectiveverb
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.

“a desiccate romance”

“a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery”

VERB
1

Lose water or moisture.

2

Preserve by removing all water and liquids from.

3

Remove water from.

WORD FORMS
Related formdesiccant
Related formdesiccation
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Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
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Pig Latinesiccateday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesdes · ic · cate
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