exsiccate

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  1. intransitive and transitive verb To dry up or cause to dry up.

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  1. Middle English exsiccaten, from Latin exsiccāre, exsiccāt- : ex-, ex- + siccāre, to dry (from siccus, dry).

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  1. Also written exiccate; from Latin exsiccatus, exiccatus, past participle of exsiccare, exiccare, dry up, make quite dry, from ex + siccare, make dry, from siccus, dry; cf. desiccate.
 

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