DEHUMIDIFY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dehumidify

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Definition of dehumidify

as in to dry

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Recent Examples of dehumidify These fans can often be found in places where air movement is especially important for dehumidifying because of heat- and moisture-producing activities like cooking and showering. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 The air separation unit will dehumidify, liquify, and separate air into its major components—oxygen and nitrogen—and then transfer it into storage tanks. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025 The main problem with turning off your AC in the warmer months is excessive humidity, as your HVAC system is responsible for dehumidifying the air in your home. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2025 To make your house a centipede-free zone, seal cracks to the outdoors, keep shoes off the floor, dehumidify the air, clean regularly, and reduce clutter. — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024

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Hutson’s early arrival as a franchise defenseman means that a deal that seemed preposterous before the ink dried has now transcended even that.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
To dry the hair, Mahoney and Giannetos suggest going the old-school blow-dryer route, using a nice round brush, keeping the top pieces close to the head to contain the volume at the bottom.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Definition of dry

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Olive trees, desiccated from the Xylella fastidiosa bacterial epidemic, are consumed by fire and slump to the ground in a burnished black heap.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026

Definition of desiccate

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Although caffeine has a mild diuretic effect, moderate amounts of caffeine generally isn’t dehydrating for most healthy adults.

— Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 21 July 2026
Regular consumption of caffeine up to 300 mg per day (about 16 ounces of coffee) does not significantly dehydrate the body.

— Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Definition of dehydrate

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Many of them, like Tubbs, were refugee Midwesterners, sick of parching droughts and devouring plagues of locusts, the insects descending in buzzing clouds thick enough to blacken the noonday sun.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
People tend to think of dry hair as a winter problem, but between summer sun, salt water, and chlorine, parched strands really don't take a season off.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 June 2026

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