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Verb: exsiccate  'ek-su,keyt
  1. Lose water or moisture
    "The plants exsiccated in the intense heat";
    - dehydrate, dry up, desiccate

Derived forms: exsiccated, exsiccates, exsiccating

Type of: dry, dry out

Antonym: hydrate