dehydrate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to deprive (a chemical compound) of water or the elements of water.
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to free (fruit, vegetables, etc.) from moisture for preservation; dry.
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to remove water from (the body or a tissue).
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to deprive of spirit, force, or meaning; render less interesting or effectual.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to lose or cause to lose water; make or become anhydrous
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to lose or cause to lose hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms in the proportions in which they occur in water, as in a chemical reaction
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to lose or deprive of water, as the body or tissues
Related Words
See evaporate.
Other Word Forms
- dehydration noun
- dehydrator noun
Etymology
Origin of dehydrate
Example Sentences
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Bowling coach Marcus Trescothick said England would keep "fighting and scrapping" as the Ashes slipped from their grip Thursday, while paying tribute to a dehydrated Ben Stokes.
From Barron's
“Children who are dehydrated may cry with few or no tears and be unusually sleepy or fussy,” the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times
Prior to the weigh-in, which takes place a day before fight night, they may dehydrate to lose the final bit of weight.
From BBC
He sweated profusely and looked as if he might be dehydrated.
From Los Angeles Times
Once matured, they were dehydrated to preserve them and then attached to custom electronic circuits.
From Science Daily
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