= process by which a body of water or place that was formerly covered with moisture dries up, as a result of evaporation or draining; in the case of land, if this condition persists, sedentary life will become impossible
to become dry, to dry up
Dry
= process by which objects containing liquid essential to their existence lose these liquids due to some external or internal cause
to be parched
Lax
= process by which a quality is gradually reduced in intensity, as a liquid that slowly dries up