desiccate

Example Sentences

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He dedicated scarce water to building up agriculture, helping to desiccate the ancient Persian system of underground aqueduct-like canals known as qanats.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

There's "a critical point", though, when the tree can't replenish the water lost through pores in the leaves and will "literally desiccate" or dry up.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2022

But the winds also desiccate vegetation and create dangerous wildfire conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

In my classrooms, half-finished clay projects littered the countertops, while palettes loaded with acrylic paint and incomplete canvases were left to desiccate and gather dust on the shelves.

From Salon • May 18, 2020

Now she seemed to desiccate by the moment.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill