lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata; a desiccate romance; a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery-C.J.Rolo

[ Syn: arid , desiccated ]

preserve by removing all water and liquids from; carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

[ Syn: dehydrate ]

remove water from; All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me

[ Syn: dehydrate ]

lose water or moisture; In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

[ Syn: exsiccate , dehydrate , dry up ]