dehydrate

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt How to pronounce dehydrate (audio)
Definition of dehydratenext
1
as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit

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2
as in to dry
to make dry bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement

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Recent Examples of dehydrate And none of the many alternative remedies for treating lice – such as smothering them with mayonnaise or oil, dehydrating them with saline or hot air, or zapping them with an electronic comb – have proven to be effective. — Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The facility dehydrates fruit and holds it for over seven days without a variance or HACCP plan. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Turtles and tortoises often arrive stressed, malnourished and dehydrated. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 This is part of the natural aging process, and the visible signs of aging include looser texture, dry skin, and in some people oily skin that still feels dehydrated. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dehydrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrate
  1. undermine
  2. dry
  3. weaken
  4. drain
  5. desiccate
  6. exhaust
  7. petrify
  8. wear
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  • There’s a sense that doubt would be a form of disloyalty to what came before you, or that admitting a weakness undermines the confidence of the people around you.
    — Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Several roads near Westward Beach in Malibu are closed after additional erosion undermined the roadway and exposed a Los Angeles County water main.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of undermine
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  • For about five days, the murres rotate between the drying pens — which blow warm air on the birds — and 80-degree pools of water inside the clinic.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Tyrese Haliburton needed the towel draped around his neck to dry the tears streaming down his cheeks.
    — Peter Finney Jr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dry
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  • Conditions were expected to improve Saturday afternoon as winds weakened, with fair and dry weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As trust in America weakens further, other wealthy nations will make the same calculation.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaken
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  • Be sure to drain the olives, mushrooms, and use a thick pizza sauce to avoid a watery dip.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Eating triggers saliva production, but a stone can keep the saliva from draining, causing the gland to swell.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drain
Verb
  • In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Strewn around the edges of the room are ceramic casts of the pocked fruit, brown and desiccated like a pile of skulls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of desiccate
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  • So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaust
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  • The characters are petrified like specimens, expressing and embodying only what fits into the film’s design, with no potential for inconvenient loose ends for viewers to follow outside the frame’s borders.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of petrify
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  • Anduril’s technology will focus on equipment worn by the animals, not genetic modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Architect Brent Buck first met Whit Bernard and Freya Zaheer in a cornfield wearing a flannel shirt.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wear

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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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