desiccate
/ˈdesəkeɪt/DEH-suh-kayt
/ˈdɛsəkeɪt/DEH-suh-kayt
Meaningto dry out
Common meaning: to dry out
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- siccdryLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1693 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘down, away, off’ + ‘dry’ → desiccate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin siccus ‘dry’.
Roots
- siccus Latin “dry”
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