Main Entry: de·hy·drate

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt\

Function: verb

Date: 1876

transitive verb

1 a : to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water b : to remove water from (as foods)
2 : to deprive of vitality or savorintransitive verb : to lose water or body fluids

— de·hy·dra·tor \-ˌdrā-tər\ noun