English dictionary

dehydrate

/d/i/'h/aI/dr/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

preserve by removing all water and liquids from

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Examples
Carry dehydrated food on your camping trip.

Synonyms desiccate

Source: WordNet 3.0
remove water from

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Examples
All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me.

Synonyms condense desiccate

Source: WordNet 3.0
lose water or moisture

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Examples
In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly.

Synonyms desiccate dry up exsiccate

Antonyms hydrate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to <i>dehydrate</i> alcohol.

verb

Source: webster1913