Dĕs'ic-cāte or De-sic'cate1, v. t.
(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DESICCATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DESICCATING.] [Lat. desiccare, desiccatum, from de and siccare, to dry, from siccus, dry; Pr. desiccar, Pg. desecar, Sp. desecar, It. disseccare, dissecare, Fr. dessécher.] To exhaust of moisture; to exhale or remove moisture from; to dry.
Wine helped to digest and desiccate the moisture. Bacon.