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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 In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 In addition to air-frying, the Joule also has toasting, baking, broiling, roasting, proofing, reheating, slow cooking, warming and dehydrating functions, as well as settings for bagels, pizza and cookies. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Cindy said the icing process is time consuming, especially since the egg shells need to be crushed and dehydrated. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Researchers actually estimate that women lose five percent of their body water content post-menopause, so you get dehydrated easier and faster. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 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
Verb
  • Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimize and destroy is not Madisonian.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The strike has undermined the junta’s ability to provide public services.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of undermine
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  • There’s also a tack room, where riding equipment is stored, along with spaces for feeding, washing, and drying horses.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The sheets are pressed to remove water and allowed to dry naturally.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dry
Verb
  • Higher borrowing costs can eventually weaken loan demand and increase stress among borrowers.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Recent polling supports the article’s claim that Latino support has weakened amid concerns about inflation, immigration enforcement, jobs and wages.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of weaken
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  • Detectives drained three dams, searched six mineshafts and sent up drones with specialized cameras to take detailed imagery, later analyzed with artificial intelligence.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The book leans on research about decision fatigue—the idea that even trivial choices drain the mental capacity available for harder ones—to argue that the sheer volume of daily inputs, not just their content, has a cost.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 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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  • The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have become grinding contests over which side can exhaust the other’s military capacity, economic resources, and political will.
    — NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhaust
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of petrify
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  • On the right, wearing a gray suit and black shirt, is an obscure New York state assemblyman named Zohran Mamdani.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The crook, wearing a green Nike Tech sweatsuit, fled empty handed west on 35th Ave.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wear

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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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