essiccare — meaning in English

English meaning

• dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
• wither verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.

Senses

essiccare is used for these senses in English:

• dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
• wither (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

dry — full definition

1. adj Free from moisture; not wet.
2. adj Lacking or forbidding alcohol.
3. adj Not sweet, especially describing wine.
4. adj Amusing in a deadpan, understated way; also, plainly boring.
5. verb To remove moisture from something, or to lose moisture.

wither — full definition

1. verb To shrink, dry up, or lose freshness, especially from lack of water.
2. verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or importance.

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