4
burn(verb, dry, contract, dwindle, shrink)
4
devitalize(verb, take, diminish)
4
swab(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, empty)
3
bake(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, empty)
3
divest(verb, take)
3
dry out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dry, burn)
3
empty(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, rub)
3
mummify(verb, exhaust, contract, drain, empty)
3
rub(verb, dry, empty, blot, wipe)
3
shrink(verb, decline, dry, contract, dwindle)
3
vaporize(verb, clear, pass, weaken, dry)
2
decay(verb, decline, dry, shrink, shrivel)
2
dehydrated
2
dried
2
droop(verb, decline, dry, shrink, shrivel)
2
exhaust(verb, dry, drain, empty, rub)
2
fade(verb, clear, decline, pass, dry)
2
fade away(verb, expression, clear, pass, disappear)
2
freeze-dry(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, empty)
2
kiln(verb, dry, exhaust, drain, empty)
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