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dehydrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dehydrate

1 to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
  • a job that he claimed dehydrated his soul
Synonyms of dehydrate

castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, desiccate, devitalize, enervate, lobotomize, petrify
Words Related to dehydrate

burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, sap, tucker (out), undermine, weaken, wear, wear out

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit
Near Antonyms of dehydrate

arouse, rouse, stir

charge, electrify, galvanize

excite, ferment, fire, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, spark, trigger, whip (up)

abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, inspire, lift
Antonyms of dehydrate

brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify
2 to make dry
  • bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
Synonyms of dehydrate

desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear
Words Related to dehydrate

dehumidify

drain

evaporate

mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen

air-dry, bake
Near Antonyms of dehydrate

bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

rehydrate

dip, dunk, submerge, swamp
Antonyms of dehydrate

hydrate, wash, water, wet

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