Definition of desiccate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• desiccate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• desiccate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• desiccate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of desiccate

• lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a desiccate romance
  2. a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery

  Synonyms

  1. arid
  2. desiccated
• lose water or moisture (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. dehydrate
  2. dry up
  3. exsiccate
• preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. dehydrate
• remove water from (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. dehydrate

See definition of desiccate in Merriam Webster