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ex·sic·cate (ĕk′sĭ-kāt′) intr. & tr.v. ex·sic·cat·ed ,
ex·sic·cat·ing ,
ex·sic·cates To dry up or cause to dry up.
[Middle English exsiccaten , from Latin exsiccāre , exsiccāt- : ex- , ex- + siccāre , to dry (from siccus , dry ).]
ex′sic·ca′tion n.
ex′sic·ca′tive adj.
ex′sic·ca′tor n.
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exsiccate (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt ) [C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry]
ˌexsicˈcation n
ˈexsiccative adj
ˈexsicˌcator n
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ex•sic•cate (ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt) v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus , past participle of exsiccāre to dry up]
ex`sic•ca′tion, n.
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exsiccate Past participle: exsiccatedGerund: exsiccatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative exsiccate exsiccate
Present I exsiccate you exsiccate he/she/it exsiccates we exsiccate you exsiccate they exsiccate
Preterite I exsiccated you exsiccated he/she/it exsiccated we exsiccated you exsiccated they exsiccated
Present Continuous I am exsiccating you are exsiccating he/she/it is exsiccating we are exsiccating you are exsiccating they are exsiccating
Present Perfect I have exsiccated you have exsiccated he/she/it has exsiccated we have exsiccated you have exsiccated they have exsiccated
Past Continuous I was exsiccating you were exsiccating he/she/it was exsiccating we were exsiccating you were exsiccating they were exsiccating
Past Perfect I had exsiccated you had exsiccated he/she/it had exsiccated we had exsiccated you had exsiccated they had exsiccated
Future I will exsiccate you will exsiccate he/she/it will exsiccate we will exsiccate you will exsiccate they will exsiccate
Future Perfect I will have exsiccated you will have exsiccated he/she/it will have exsiccated we will have exsiccated you will have exsiccated they will have exsiccated
Future Continuous I will be exsiccating you will be exsiccating he/she/it will be exsiccating we will be exsiccating you will be exsiccating they will be exsiccating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been exsiccating you have been exsiccating he/she/it has been exsiccating we have been exsiccating you have been exsiccating they have been exsiccating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been exsiccating you will have been exsiccating he/she/it will have been exsiccating we will have been exsiccating you will have been exsiccating they will have been exsiccating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been exsiccating you had been exsiccating he/she/it had been exsiccating we had been exsiccating you had been exsiccating they had been exsiccating
Conditional I would exsiccate you would exsiccate he/she/it would exsiccate we would exsiccate you would exsiccate they would exsiccate
Past Conditional I would have exsiccated you would have exsiccated he/she/it would have exsiccated we would have exsiccated you would have exsiccated they would have exsiccated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. exsiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"dry ,
dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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exsiccate verb To make or become free of moisture:
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