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
Avoid sugary drinks and alcohol, which can dehydrate you.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Skin becomes dehydrated and dull, whilst fine lines take hold and pores dilate.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Machines like the Lomi ($649) and the Mill ($999) grind up food scraps overnight and dehydrate them into an odorless, soil-like blend that can be added to any compost stream.
—Erin Schwartz, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
At best, becoming dehydrated will make your day feel longer and leave you feeling tired.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Skin becomes dehydrated and dull, whilst fine lines take hold and pores dilate.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Machines like the Lomi ($649) and the Mill ($999) grind up food scraps overnight and dehydrate them into an odorless, soil-like blend that can be added to any compost stream.
—Erin Schwartz, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
At best, becoming dehydrated will make your day feel longer and leave you feeling tired.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrate
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most need to be dried on the tumble dry low setting to preserve their quality.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Yet their ability to absorb and apply knowledge continues to weaken.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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But limiting executive overreach is not the same as weakening federal accountability mechanisms to ensure local police respect constitutional rights.—
Joel Day,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The cool-season annual needs full sun and well-draining soil to grow, and prefers mild temperatures.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fraudulent pet listings are leaving victims emotionally devastated and financially drained, Dennis Horton, senior director of the Rockford Regional Office, said in the announcement.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a world that has been desiccated of its resources, and of its ability to care about each other, the people in this novel don’t cry anymore.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
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Avoid hot, exposed sites which will cause foliage to desiccate.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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Homer also said that Dumas was not authorized by the board to file an injunction and did not exhaust all options as required by the board before going to court, including following FMU’s internal complaint procedure.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hollywood seems to be petrified of AI.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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So don’t go around being petrified of having your esophagus rupture someday.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Officials said that none of the passengers on the boat were wearing life jackets at the time of the incident, and alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rare was the big public event in which none of the bold names were telling red-carpet interlocutors that were wearing Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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