1. Thoroughly dried out
   "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars";
   - dried-out
    
2. Preserved by removing natural moisture
   "shredded and desiccated coconut meat";
   - dried, dehydrated
    
3. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
   "a prissy and emotionless creature … settles into a mould of desiccated snobbery";
   - arid, desiccate

1. Remove water from
   "They desiccated the fruit to preserve it";
   - dehydrate
    
2. Lose water or moisture
   "The plants desiccated in the intense heat";
   - exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up
    
3. Preserve by removing all water and liquids from
   "carry desiccated food on your camping trip";
   - dehydrate

See also: dry, dull, hebetudinous [rare], preserved

Type of: dry, dry out, keep, preserve

Encyclopedia: Desiccated