dewater
verb
de·wa·ter
(ˌ)dē-ˈwȯ-tər 
-ˈwä-
dewatered; dewatering; dewaters
: to remove water from
dewaterer
noun
Examples of dewater in a Sentence
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The new dam can dewater the lake if need be, engineers said.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
That process, meant to dewater the mining zone so workers and equipment can enter the mountain, worries Patagonia residents like Carolyn Shafer.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
An Arizona State University water policy expert doubts the nation would allow the states to dewater the river within the U.S. now, even though this country and Mexico allowed that to happen in the formerly lush delta south of the border during the last century.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
That process, meant to dewater the mining zone so workers and equipment can enter the mountain, worries Patagonia residents like Carolyn Shafer.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
An Arizona State University water policy expert doubts the nation would allow the states to dewater the river within the U.S. now, even though this country and Mexico allowed that to happen in the formerly lush delta south of the border during the last century.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019
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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dewater. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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