\\\"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata\\\"
\\\"a desiccate romance\\\"
\\\"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery\\\"
Verb:
preserve by removing all water and liquids from;
\\\"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip\\\"
remove water from;
\\\"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me\\\"
lose water or moisture;
\\\"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly\\\"