desiccate
Other forms: desiccated; desiccating; desiccates
The verb desiccate means to dry out, dry up and dehydrate. It's helpful to desiccate weeds but certainly not crops.
As anyone who's been stuck in the desert will tell you, being desiccated by the burning sun isn't much fun. Stemming from the Latin word desiccare, which means to "dry up," desiccate also means to preserve something by drying it out. Without desiccation, raisins or beef jerky would not be possible!
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lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
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remove water from
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lose water or moisture
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preserve by removing all water and liquids from
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