Exsiccate Definition
ĕksĭ-kāt
exsiccated, exsiccates, exsiccating
verb
To dry up or cause to dry up.
American Heritage
To dry up.
Webster's New World
Origin of Exsiccate
Middle English exsiccaten from Latin exsiccāre exsiccāt- ex- ex- siccāre to dry (from siccus dry)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin exsiccare, from ex- + siccus (“dry”).
From Wiktionary
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