Synonyms: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate
Definition: lose water or moisture
Usage: In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
Definition: remove the moisture from and make dry
Usage: dry clothes; dry hair
Definition: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Usage: a mummified body was found
Similar words: wither, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up
Definition: wither, as with a loss of moisture
Usage: The fruit dried and shriveled