dry out

verb

1. to make or become dry

2. to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction

Idioms and Phrases

Undergo a cure for alcoholism, as in After years of constant drinking, he realized that he needed to dry out. [1960s]

Example Sentences

The farms are on rich peat soil that used to be underwater but is now slowly drying out.

From BBC

The habitats where they are found are some of the most diverse in Britain but are at risk from drying out and the impacts of "agricultural intensification", according to Natural Resources Wales.

From BBC

An extensive global analysis of that data now reveals fresh water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth are drying out.

From Los Angeles Times

It is causing more extreme heat, which dries out vegetation, increasing flammability, said Theodore Keeping, wildfire scientist at the centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.

From BBC

Another dark-skinned model is then seen covered in cracked, clay-like material, and the voiceover continues "to those whose skin will feel dried out even by water".

From BBC

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