transitive. To make dry (e.g. by wiping, rubbing, exposure to heat or air, draining, etc.); to rid, deprive, or exhaust of moisture; to desiccate.
| 单词 | θ74848 |
| 释义 | the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] (64) dryc888 transitive. To make dry (e.g. by wiping, rubbing, exposure to heat or air, draining, etc.); to rid, deprive, or exhaust of moisture; to desiccate. adroweOE transitive. To make dry, dry up. rare. drow1393 transitive. To dry up. In quot. 1393, figurative. exsiccate1540 transitive. To dry, make dry, absorb or remove all moisture from; to drain (a spring) dry; to dry up (moisture). siccate1570 transitive. To make dry. desiccate1575 transitive. To make quite dry; to deprive thoroughly of moisture; to dry, dry up. Also figurative. unsteep1598 (un-, prefix2 affix 1a + steep, v.1) siccicate1639 = siccate, v. exsicce1657 = exsiccate, v. Subcategories:— excessively (1) — thoroughly (2) — superficially (2) — partially (1) — roughly (1) — in very short time (1) — by exposure to air (1) — by exposure to heat (6) — by the action of smoke (2) — by specific device (2) — wipe off (moisture) (3) — work (a pump) dry (1) — dry up (5) — remove water or moisture from (4) — lose (water) by evapotranspiration (1) — dry a moist substance by pressure (1) — draw water or moisture off (from) (4) — remove juice or sap from (2) — parch (7) — wither (5) — make waterproof (3) |
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