Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make or become dry.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To dry, or make dry.

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  • verb transitive To dry, or make dry.

Etymologies

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Latin arere to be dry + -fy.

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  • afery to dry up: desertfry(sic) demoist

    January 12, 2007

  • antonym of moist

    April 18, 2009

  • This ought to be popular on Wordie. ;-)

    April 18, 2009