French word

assécher

Pronunciation

IPA/aseʃe/

Meaning

  • verbdry

Example

Le soleil va assécher le linge en une heure.

The sun will dry the laundry in an hour.

Illustration for assécher (dry)

More examples

La cigarette m'a asséché la gorge.

The cigarette dried out my throat.

Core concept

Water being drawn out of fabric, soil, a river, or a supply until it is dry or depleted.

Common phrases

  • assécher la gorge

    dry out the throat

  • assécher une plaie

    dry out a wound

  • s'assécher

    dry up

Similar words

sécher: To dry something wet by removing its moisture.
s'assécher: To become dry naturally as moisture runs out.

Definition in French

Faire perdre son humidité à quelque chose, c'est-à-dire ôter l'eau pour le rendre sec ; peut aussi signifier tarir ou épuiser une ressource.

Word origin

French assécher derives from Old French assecher and ultimately from Latin exsiccāre, formed from ex- and siccus, meaning dry.

Usage tips

  • Assécher is transitive and takes a direct object, while s'assécher means that something dries out or runs dry without naming an external agent.

Other meanings

  • dry upverb
  • depleteverb

Opposites

  • humidifierhumidifyverb
  • hydraterhydrateverb

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