0 to remove the moisture from something so it becomes completely dry; to lose all moisture and become completely dry:
1 to become damaged or destroyed by losing an important quality; to damage or destroy something in this way:
He was politically and emotionally desiccated by the scandal.
Seeds were then desiccated by means of fast drying.
Maintaining low humidity in the refrigerated space tends to desiccate and discolour meat.
You must not desiccate to the point where life itself loses its flavour.
The music is desiccated by the refinements of professionalism.
The orchestra pit desiccates the sound of the fine musicians who play for the opera.
