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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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
Skipping Water First Thing in the Morning After several hours of sleep, your body naturally wakes up mildly dehydrated.
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
There is literally no food waste but what cannot be used is dehydrated and compressed and taken back to Cape Town to be used as compost.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
Some even have temperatures that go low enough for dehydrating, proofing dough and fermenting.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
In sufficient quantities, salt's effect on plants is to dehydrate them.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
There is literally no food waste but what cannot be used is dehydrated and compressed and taken back to Cape Town to be used as compost.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
Some even have temperatures that go low enough for dehydrating, proofing dough and fermenting.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
In sufficient quantities, salt's effect on plants is to dehydrate them.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrate
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Treating speech like violence undermines a free society.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
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Spain’s success over the past five years has undermined many long-standing political-economic truisms.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The store offers an extensive botanical shop and with a large assortment of both faux and dried botanicals for DIY arrangements or on-site styling help from an expert.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Cows produce more colostrum than their calves need, so the excess is collected, pasteurized, dried and packaged for human consumption.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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The Reserve Bank of Australia will likely focus on the strength of private demand before factoring in the conflict, alongside inflation risks stemming from weak productivity and rising unit labor costs, according to Stenner, who expects household consumption to weaken in the second quarter.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Critics counter that scarcity alone does not guarantee value if investor demand weakens.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Surround the plants with well-draining soil.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Without the ability to point its solar arrays toward the Sun, the tumbling spacecraft likely drained its batteries within hours.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Klosterman wondered if the recent heatwave would desiccate them.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jurors exhausted after emotional trial Jurors appeared emotionally exhausted after the verdict.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Without any changes, that retirement trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the the Social Security Trustees.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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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
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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
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Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little more than an arm’s length behind.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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There’s a similar amount of personality within Hadspen House, where a Roman bust wears a necklace of seashells and a snug room is decorated in the colors of the croquet set outside on the lawn.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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