Desiccate
[adj] lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
[v] lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
[v] remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
[v] preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
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