verb
To dry
dry up, parch, exsiccate, drain; see dry 2.
To preserve
dehydrate, anhydrate, evaporate, freeze-dry; see preserve 3.
See desiccate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To make or become free of moisture:
To make or become no longer active or productive:
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