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   dehydrate

   /ˌdiːhʌɪˈdreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water: "the heat dehydrated us even when we stood still" Similar dry updry outlose waterbecome drybecome thirsty
   • ▪ lose a large amount of water from the body: "the nurses made sure I didn't dehydrate"
   • ▪ remove water from (food) in order to preserve and store it: "we usually either freeze or dehydrate the berries and use them as we need to" Similar drydry updry outdesiccatemake drydehumidifyremove the moisture fromparchseartechnical:efflorescerare:exsiccateOpposite hydrate

   Word Origin late 19th century: from de- (expressing removal) + Greek hudros, hudr- ‘water’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dehydrator noun

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