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Desiccate is an English word with synonyms like dehydrate or dry. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Desiccate in a sentence

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Desiccate | Desiccated

Desiccate meaning

  1. To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
  2. To preserve by drying.
  3. To become dry; to dry up.

Synonyms of Desiccate

dehydrate dry dry out dry up exsiccate keep preserve dull desiccated arid hydrate

Related words

Other words often associated with Desiccate or its synonyms:

change maintain waterless wet alter hold modify area lackluster supply observe conserve

Using Desiccate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. | To preserve by drying. | To become dry; to dry up.
  • Useful related words include: dehydrate, dry, dry out, dry up.
  • In the example corpus, desiccate often appears in combinations such as: desiccate and.

Context around Desiccate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gradually 1× may 1×

Often after:

due 1×

Sentence patterns with Desiccate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and may desiccate and crack 1× ash can desiccate and the 1× body to desiccate due to 1× to gradually desiccate the trees 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andrés bermúdez president 1× if buried on 1× this would cause 1×

Common sentence endings:

a short period 1× and further contamination 1× crack when dried 1× in their body 1×

Words around Desiccate

Just before it in the word index:

desiccants 5 desiccant 10 desiato 4 desia 2 desi 82 deshun 2

Just after it in the word index:

desiccated 30 desiccating 3 desiccation 22 desiderata 2 desiderio 11 desiderius 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Desiccate

  • In this selection, "desiccate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gradually, may and due stand out and add context to how "desiccate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and may desiccate and crack and ash can desiccate and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "desiccate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with desiccate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some of the opal has high water content and may desiccate and crack when dried. (15 words)

This would cause the victim's body to desiccate due to the evaporation of all the liquid present in their body. (21 words)

Andrés Bermúdez, President of has explained that the intention is to gradually desiccate the trees so they will die over a short period. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

If buried on hot coals or ashes, the heat can kill pathogens, the dry ash can desiccate, and the earth can block oxygen and further contamination. (26 words)

Andrés Bermúdez, President of has explained that the intention is to gradually desiccate the trees so they will die over a short period. (23 words)

This would cause the victim's body to desiccate due to the evaporation of all the liquid present in their body. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

Andrés Bermúdez, President of has explained that the intention is to gradually desiccate the trees so they will die over a short period.

This would cause the victim's body to desiccate due to the evaporation of all the liquid present in their body.

If buried on hot coals or ashes, the heat can kill pathogens, the dry ash can desiccate, and the earth can block oxygen and further contamination.

Some of the opal has high water content and may desiccate and crack when dried.

Common combinations with desiccate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "desiccate" in a sentence?
An example: "Andrés Bermúdez, President of has explained that the intention is to gradually desiccate the trees so they will die over a short period." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "desiccate" from authentic English texts.
What does "desiccate" mean?
Desiccate means: To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
What are synonyms of "desiccate"?
Common synonyms of "desiccate" include: dehydrate, dry, dry out, dry up, exsiccate, keep, preserve, dull. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "desiccate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "desiccate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.