dry up
1. lose water or moisture (Freq. 2) - In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccate • Ant: hydrate (for: dehydrate) • Derivationally related forms: desiccation (for: desiccate), desiccant (for: desiccate), dehydration (for: dehydrate) • Hypernyms: dry, dry out • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s 2. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture - a mummified body was found • Syn: mummify • Derivationally related forms: mummy (for: mummify) • Hypernyms: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither • Verb Group: mummify • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
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