Definition of: desiccate

(des′ə·kāt) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To exhaust or remove the moisture from, as for preserving.
2. To dry thoroughly.
—v.i.
3. To become dry. [<L desiccatus, pp. of desiccare <de- completely + siccare dry out <siccus dry]
—des′ic·ca′tion noun