What does exsiccate mean?
Exsiccate means (transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate..
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/ˈɛksɪkeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate..
The guinea hen, so nearly exsiccated a few days earlier, dangles limp once again, as wet as if it had been freshly slaughtered.
Use exsiccate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Exsiccate means (transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate..
Common synonyms include parch.
Possible antonyms include hydrate, moisturize.
The guinea hen, so nearly exsiccated a few days earlier, dangles limp once again, as wet as if it had been freshly slaughtered.
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