🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

essiccare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: essiccare

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
desiccate/ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪt/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il vento forte tende a essiccare le piante."

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1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    To remove the moisture from something; cause to become completely dry.

    "The intense heat of the desert sun will quickly desiccate the plants."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Latin 'desiccatus', past participle of 'desiccare', from 'de-' (completely) + 'siccare' (to dry), from 'siccus' (dry).

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