Preserve by removing all water and liquids from.

synonym: dehydrate.

Dutch: dehydreren

Remove water from.

synonym: dehydrate.

Lose water or moisture.

synonyms: dehydrate, dry up, exsiccate.

Roget 340: be dry etc. adj.. render dry etc. adj.; dry; dry up, soak up; sponge, swab, wipe; drain.    desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate^†; parch.    kiln dry; vacuum dry, blow dry, oven dry; hang out to dry.    mummify.    be fine, hold up.    ... show more

Dutch: draineren, ontwateren, uitdrogen, verdrogen

Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless:
— A desiccate romance.
— A prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery.

synonyms: arid, desiccated.