9 Letters
5 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
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

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Desiccate"

There are 196 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to desiccate.

SynonymDefinition
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Air Dry
Anhydrate
Attenuatebecome weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
Bakecook 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

Antonyms

There are 1 words that have the opposite meaning of desiccate.

AntonymDefinition
Hydrateany compound that contains water of crystallization

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from desiccate.

Anagram Definition
Desiccatelose 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

Derives

Desiccate derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Dehydrationthe process of extracting moisture
Desiccanta substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Desiccationthe process of extracting moisture
Drieran appliance that removes moisture
Drying Agent
Drying Up
Evaporationthe process of extracting moisture
Sicativea substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

Hypernyms

Desiccate has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Drya reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Dry Out





     

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