to remove water or moisture from (food etc)

take moisture out of

to use up, empty, (supplies etc) until little or none remains

consume, exhaust supply

dried out

take moisture out of

to preserve (a dead body)

embalm

(of supplies, sound etc) to come gradually to an end

decrease

(to cause a person, thing) to become quiet

silence

to burn or scorch the surface of (cloth etc), especially with a heated iron

dry, burn

(used to call for silence)

silence

to keep (a feeling etc) back

prevent, restrain

(to cause plants, flowers) to droop, lose freshness; (to cause a person) to lose energy

sag, fail

(to cause a plant etc) to become dry, faded or dead; (to cause a hope etc) to become less strong (and stop)

droop, decline