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exsiccateenUK
ex·sic·cate E0293900 (ĕk′sĭ-kāt′)intr. & tr.v. ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing, ex·sic·cates To dry up or cause to dry up. [Middle English exsiccaten, from Latin exsiccāre, exsiccāt- : ex-, ex- + siccāre, to dry (from siccus, dry).] ex′sic·ca′tion n.ex′sic·ca′tive adj.ex′sic·ca′tor n.exsiccate (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) vbto dry up; desiccate[C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry] ˌexsicˈcation n ˈexsiccative adj ˈexsicˌcator nex•sic•cate (ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt) v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up] ex`sic•ca′tion, n. exsiccate Past participle: exsiccated Gerund: exsiccating
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exsiccate | exsiccate |
Present |
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I exsiccate | you exsiccate | he/she/it exsiccates | we exsiccate | you exsiccate | they exsiccate |
Preterite |
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I exsiccated | you exsiccated | he/she/it exsiccated | we exsiccated | you exsiccated | they exsiccated |
Present Continuous |
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I am exsiccating | you are exsiccating | he/she/it is exsiccating | we are exsiccating | you are exsiccating | they are exsiccating |
Present Perfect |
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I have exsiccated | you have exsiccated | he/she/it has exsiccated | we have exsiccated | you have exsiccated | they have exsiccated |
Past Continuous |
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I was exsiccating | you were exsiccating | he/she/it was exsiccating | we were exsiccating | you were exsiccating | they were exsiccating |
Past Perfect |
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I had exsiccated | you had exsiccated | he/she/it had exsiccated | we had exsiccated | you had exsiccated | they had exsiccated |
Future |
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I will exsiccate | you will exsiccate | he/she/it will exsiccate | we will exsiccate | you will exsiccate | they will exsiccate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have exsiccated | you will have exsiccated | he/she/it will have exsiccated | we will have exsiccated | you will have exsiccated | they will have exsiccated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be exsiccating | you will be exsiccating | he/she/it will be exsiccating | we will be exsiccating | you will be exsiccating | they will be exsiccating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been exsiccating | you have been exsiccating | he/she/it has been exsiccating | we have been exsiccating | you have been exsiccating | they have been exsiccating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been exsiccating | you will have been exsiccating | he/she/it will have been exsiccating | we will have been exsiccating | you will have been exsiccating | they will have been exsiccating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been exsiccating | you had been exsiccating | he/she/it had been exsiccating | we had been exsiccating | you had been exsiccating | they had been exsiccating |
Conditional |
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I would exsiccate | you would exsiccate | he/she/it would exsiccate | we would exsiccate | you would exsiccate | they would exsiccate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have exsiccated | you would have exsiccated | he/she/it would have exsiccated | we would have exsiccated | you would have exsiccated | they would have exsiccated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | exsiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"dry up, dehydrate, desiccatedry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
exsiccateverbTo make or become free of moisture:dehydrate, desiccate, dry (out), parch.exsiccateenUK
exsiccate[′ek·sə‚kāt] (science and technology) To dry by driving off, or draining of, moisture. exsiccateenUK
des·ic·cate (des'i-kāt), Avoid the misspelling dessicate.To dry thoroughly; to render free from moisture. Synonym(s): exsiccatedes·ic·cate (des'i-kāt) To dry thoroughly; to render free from moisture. Synonym(s): exsiccate. des·ic·cate (des'i-kāt) To dry thoroughly; to render free from moisture. Synonym(s): exsiccate. exsiccateenUK
Synonyms for exsiccateverb to make or become free of moistureSynonyms- dehydrate
- desiccate
- dry
- parch
Synonyms for exsiccateverb lose water or moistureSynonymsRelated Words |