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dewater

American  
[dee-waw-ter, -wot-er] / diˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove the water from; drain; dehydrate.


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Etymology

Origin of dewater

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + water

Example Sentences

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“Boswell paid for that, just to dewater the lake faster.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2023

Officials said Sunday they are “working to dewater the lower levels of the collapse,” lamenting it’s becoming increasingly difficult to identify victims during this phase of the search.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2021

Drains are used to dewater landslides and shallow wells are used to monitor the water content of some active landslides.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

“What part of agriculture are we going to dewater and put out of business?” asked Danny Merkley, a farmer and director of water resources for the California Farm Bureau Federation, in an interview with ProPublica.

From Scientific American Jul. 20, 2015

Earlier processes for extracting lipids have been “very energy-intensive,” he said, adding, “You have to dewater the algae, poke holes in cell walls and do all kinds of separation technologies.”

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2014

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