dehydrate

de·hy·drate

verb \(ˈ)dē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt\

de·hy·drat·edde·hy·drat·ing

Definition of DEHYDRATE

transitive verb

1

: to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water

2

: to remove water from (as foods)

intransitive verb

: to lose water or body fluids

—de·hy·dra·tor \-ˌdrāt-ər\ noun