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exsiccate, exsiccates, exsiccated, exsiccating (verb forms)
1. To dry up, to deprive of moisture, or cause to dry up.
2. To lose or to cause something to lose moisture; such as, agricultural areas that are being deprived of sufficient water or rainfall.
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