dry out
verb1
To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
- Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly.
2
To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
- Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on.
3
Ambitransitive, Colloquial, Idiomatic To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.