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dehumidify

[ dee-hyoo-mid-uh-fahy or, often, -yoo- ]
/ ˌdi hyuˈmɪd əˌfaɪ or, often, -yu- /
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verb (used with object), de·hu·mid·i·fied, de·hu·mid·i·fy·ing.
to remove moisture from.
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Origin of dehumidify

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + humidify

OTHER WORDS FROM dehumidify

de·hu·mid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby dehumidify

Dehra Dun, dehull, dehumanization, dehumanize, dehumidifier, dehumidify, dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrator, dehydro-, dehydrochlorinase
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Words related to dehumidify

bake, blot, deplete, drain, empty, evaporate, exhaust, sear, shrivel, wilt, wipe, wither, disappear, disperse, dissipate, fade, melt, vanish, vaporize, weaken

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British Dictionary definitions for dehumidify

dehumidify
/ (ˌdiːhjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to remove water from (something, esp the air)

Derived forms of dehumidify

dehumidification, noun
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