desiccate

verbs

preserve by removing all water and liquids from
"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
dehydrate, desiccate
is derived from
desiccation
is derived from
desiccation
remove water from
"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
dehydrate, desiccate
is derived from
desiccation
is derived from
desiccation
lose water or moisture
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, exsiccate
is derived from
desiccation
is derived from
desiccant

adjectives

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
arid, desiccate, desiccated