dehydrate
verbUK /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/ · CA, US /ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/
Etymology From de- + hydrate.
1
To remove water from; to dry up.
- dehydrate food
- Running in the heat can quickly dehydrate you.
1 more example
- The fruit was dehydrated and packed for storage.
2
To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.
- dehydrate rapidly
- Antonyms
- hydrate, moisten, moisturize, soak
- Derived terms
- cryodehydrate, dehydratable, dehydratase, dehydrative, dehydrator, diedrate