exsiccate vs dry up

exsiccate and dry up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exsiccate	No	No	Yes	No
dry up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exsiccate and dry up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of exsiccate include dehydrate, desiccate.

exsiccate (verb)	dry up (verb)
lose water or moisture	lose water or moisture
	dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture