desiccate | Definition of desiccate

Synonyms and Antonyms of desiccate

1 to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history

Synonyms of desiccate

castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, dehydrate, devitalize, enervate, geld, lobotomize, petrify

Words Related to desiccate

burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, sap, tucker (out), undermine, weaken, wear, wear out

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit

Near Antonyms of desiccate

arouse, rouse, stir

charge, electrify, galvanize

excite, ferment, fire, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, spark, trigger, whip (up)

abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, inspire, lift

reactivate, reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, reenergize, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

Antonyms of desiccate

brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify

2 to make dry

add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix

Synonyms of desiccate

dehydrate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

Words Related to desiccate

mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen

Near Antonyms of desiccate

bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

dip, dunk, submerge, swamp

Antonyms of desiccate

hydrate, wash, water, wet