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单词 desiccated
释义

desiccated

adjective

des·​ic·​cat·​ed ˈde-si-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce desiccated (audio)
1
: dried up
a desiccated landscape
: preserved by drying
a cup of desiccated coconut
… all around were barrels of dried apples and apricots, shriveled and desiccated Margaret Laurence
… when visitors come to the lab he likes to show them his collection of curiosities, which includes a desiccated octopus. Elizabeth Kolbert
2
: drained of emotional or intellectual vigor or vitality
Singer's utilitarianism is so dry and desiccated that it drains the drama from philosophy. George F. Will

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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adjective

as in dehydrated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dehydrated
  • shriveled
  • shrivelled
  • withered
  • dry
  • sere
  • sear
  • sapless
  • juiceless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fleshy
  • succulent
  • juicy
  • pulpy
  • watery
  • sappy

desiccated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of desiccate
1
as in drained
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • drained
  • exhausted
  • dehydrated
  • undermined
  • weakened
  • petrified
  • devitalized
  • lobotomized
  • enervated
  • deadened
  • castrated
  • damped
  • dampened
  • wore
  • enfeebled
  • gelded
  • debilitated
  • fatigued
  • discouraged
  • sapped
  • burned out
  • dispirited
  • wore out
  • disheartened
  • burnt out
  • demoralized
  • daunted
  • tuckered (out)
  • did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stimulated
  • enlivened
  • vitalized
  • vivified
  • energized
  • invigorated
  • braced
  • stirred
  • quickened
  • roused
  • galvanized
  • aroused
  • fermented
  • electrified
  • charged
  • inflamed
  • excited
  • whipped (up)
  • enflamed
  • triggered
  • provoked
  • fortified
  • lifted
  • fired
  • inspired
  • resurrected
  • regenerated
  • kindled
  • revived
  • reanimated
  • incited
  • emboldened
  • rejuvenated
  • resuscitated
  • reactivated
  • revitalized
  • cheered
  • fomented
  • sparked
  • renewed
  • recharged
  • buoyed
  • reawakened
  • heartened
  • abetted
  • boosted
  • instigated
  • reenergized
  • rekindled
  • refreshed
  • reawaked
  • re-energized
  • reawoke
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2
as in dried
to make dry add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dried
  • scorched
  • dehydrated
  • parched
  • drained
  • baked
  • evaporated
  • dehumidified
  • shriveled
  • mummified
  • seared
  • shrivelled
  • wizened
  • withered
  • air-dried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wet
  • wetted
  • saturated
  • washed
  • soaked
  • watered
  • flooded
  • hydrated
  • drenched
  • moistened
  • drowned
  • inundated
  • waterlogged
  • bathed
  • deluged
  • damped
  • dampened
  • overflowed
  • submerged
  • doused
  • humidified
  • soused
  • rehydrated
  • sopped
  • dipped
  • dowsed
  • swamped
  • dunked
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