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Dessicrate

Description:

Dessicrate is a verb that means to dry out or remove moisture from something, often through the use of heat or a dehydrating agent.

Senses and Usages:

• 1. Transitive Verb: to dry out or preserve food by removing its moisture content.

Example sentence: After baking, we need to dessicrate the beef jerky to ensure its long shelf life.

• 2. Transitive Verb: to dehydrate or remove moisture from various objects or materials.

Example sentence: The company uses a specialized machine to dessicrate the chemicals before packaging them.

• 3. Transitive Verb: to drain or exhaust the vitality or energy from something.

Example sentence: The constant pressure and overwhelming workload slowly dessicrated her passion for the job.

• 4. Transitive Verb: to damage or destroy something, especially through neglect or lack of care.

Example sentence: The abandoned building had been dessicrated by vandals.

• 5. Intransitive Verb: to become dried out or dehydrated.

Example sentence: Without proper irrigation, the plants in the desert simply dessicrate.

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