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 The problem is that babies and toddlers can become dehydrated more easily. — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2026 Kelly Leahy, 56, of Charlotte, North Carolina, tested positive for cyclosporiasis Monday after two weeks of illness, which left her dehydrated and lightheaded. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026 When mature skin is exposed to the sun, transepidermal water loss and inflammation increase, which can leave skin feeling tight, dry, rough, or dehydrated. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 July 2026 The next best thing to intravenous intervention when dehydrated is Liquid IV. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 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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  • State leaders have introduced Assembly Bill 1383, which undermines crucial PEPRA guardrails, granting an unfunded pension benefit increase to first responders by reducing their retirement age.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • For American tech companies, free and comparable Chinese models like K3 threaten to undermine their own products.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of undermine
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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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  • That makes the hot and cold sides quickly equalize, clearly weakening electricity generation.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • The Kospi Index has tumbled 25% since its June peak, resulting in a $1 trillion wipeout that threatens to weaken its global clout.
    — Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Definition of weaken
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  • The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of drain
Verb
  • By desiccating vegetation, the drought has already fueled severe wildfires, with 116,000 hectares burned in Spain and 42,000 hectares burned in France, according to the WWA report.
    — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of desiccate
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  • With little time to recover on the ball, such sequences only serve to exhaust Argentina, running low on energy to exert such pressure themselves.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • This rule doesn’t apply to the high school class of 2022, many of whom exhausted their NCAA eligibility with the 2025-26 season.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of exhaust
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  • The first film follows a group of French high-school students who travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • Johansson plays her with a tough edge to match her Queens accent, but Hester is clearly petrified by this perfect storm of ugly events.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of petrify
Verb
  • No video has surfaced depicting the moment of the shooting and none of the officers were wearing body cameras.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The fan festival outside the stadium was packed with fans wearing colors that didn’t represent England or France.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
Definition of wear

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