#284: desiccate

3/19/2016

desiccate your fruit
not hope; deflate your ego
not your gratitude

An Irish blessing of gratitude:

"May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!"

DEFINITION of this 3-syllable verb:

to become thoroughly dried or dried up.
to dry thoroughly; dry up.
to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate.

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