- Types Of Speech
- You can use desiccate as a adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Desiccate
- A 3 syllables adjective satellite and 9 letters with the letters a, c, d, e, i, s, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter c. Desiccate starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, des, desi, desic, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, cate, ccate, . Desiccate is also a double consonant (cc) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Desiccate is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with e, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Desiccate in Pig Latin is said as "esiccateday or esiccatedway".
- Unigram
- d | e | s | i | c | c | a | t | e
- Bigram
- de | es | si | ic | cc | ca | at | te
- Trigram
- des | esi | sic | icc | cca | cat | ate
- Quadrigram
- desi | esic | sicc | icca | ccat | cate
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- lose water or moisture;
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" - remove water from;
"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" - preserve by removing all water and liquids from;
"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- lacking vitality or spirit;
lifeless;
"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata";
"a desiccate romance";
"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
Synonym | Definition |
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Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
Air Dry | |
Anhydrate | |
Attenuate | become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude |
Bake | cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven "bake the potatoes" |
Belt Up | |
Be Consumed | |
Be Quiet | |
Be Used Up | |
Blast Freeze |
View all cognitive synonyms for Desiccate
Antonym | Definition |
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Hydrate | any compound that contains water of crystallization |
Anagram | Definition |
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Desiccate | lose water or moisture "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" |
View English words with the unique letters used in desiccate. Words With The Letters Acdeist
Word | Definition |
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Dehydration | the process of extracting moisture |
Desiccant | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
Desiccation | the process of extracting moisture |
Drier | an appliance that removes moisture |
Drying Agent | |
Drying Up | |
Evaporation | the process of extracting moisture |
Sicative | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
Word | Definition |
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Dry | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
Dry Out |
Desiccate Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters