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desiccate

Divide desiccate into syllables:

des · ic · cate

How to pronounce desiccate:

Synonyms for desiccate:

burn out
castrate
damp
dampen
deaden
debilitate
dehydrate
devitalize
discourage
drain
dry out
enervate
enfeeble
exhaust
geld
lobotomize
petrify
sap
undermine
weaken
wear
wear out

Antonyms for desiccate:

bathe
bedew
bloom
condense
damp
dampen
deluge
dew
douse
dowse
drench
drouk
drown
expand
fertigate
fill
flood
freeze
grow
hose
hose down
humect
humidify
hydrate
inundate
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