ex·sic·cate 
(ĕksĭ-kāt′)
(ĕksĭ-kāt′)intr. & tr.v. ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing, ex·sic·cates
To dry up or cause to dry up.
[Middle English exsiccaten, from Latin exsiccāre, exsiccāt- : ex-, ex- + siccāre, to dry (from siccus, dry).]
ex′sic·cation n.
exsic·ca′tive adj.
exsic·ca′tor n.