Category:Exsiccate

Ex"sic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exsiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] Etym: [L. exsiccatus, p.p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.]

Defn: To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.