desiccate
Pronounced:
des - ee - kate
Definition:
To dry up
Meaning:
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as to desiccate fish or fruit.
In a Sentence:
You desiccate a flower. Now it looks very nice as a bookmark in your book.
Memory trick:
desic - cate
Pronounced:
des - ee - kate
Definition:
To dry up
Meaning:
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as to desiccate fish or fruit.
In a Sentence:
You desiccate a flower. Now it looks very nice as a bookmark in your book.
Memory trick:
desic - cate
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