desiccate de suh kayt v preserve by removing all water and liquids from v remove water from v lose water or moisture s lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless a desiccate romance a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo Usage(s) This year the monsoons have been scanty in the rice bowl of India; looks like the desiccated paddy will wilt and die. Jean's plant had become so desiccated that she was able to use it as kindling in her fireplace. Syllabus, addendum, flaccid, desiccate, accordion, surcingle, maraschino . Synonym(s) dehydrate exsiccate dry up arid desiccated Antonym(s) hydrate