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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Other Word Forms

• dewaterer noun

Etymology

Origin of dewater

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + water

Example Sentences

Gary Bobker, program director for the environmental group Friends of the River, said implementing the president’s wish list would “dewater California rivers, promote toxic algal blooms, cause a number of native species to go extinct — not just Delta smelt, but salmon, steelhead and sturgeon.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Keats said, however, that these contracts “don’t trump the public trust doctrine” and that the city is violating its obligations by allowing diversions that dewater the river.

From Los Angeles Times

More than half of that goes to “dewater” it and keep rain and tidal water from flooding what once was an underground garage.

From Washington Post

Richard Dewater, 21, killed by a bomb while on patrol.

From New York Times