DEWATER Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dewater

verb

Definition of dewater

as in to evaporate

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Recent Examples of dewater The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground. — The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024 The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps. — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022 The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts. — Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019

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The worst time to water plants is in the afternoon when water can easily evaporate.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
That two-run cushion evaporated in the top of the eighth inning when Vaughn Grissom hit a two-run home run off reliever Jason Foley, notching things up at six apiece.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of evaporate

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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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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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Although caffeine has a mild diuretic effect, moderate amounts of caffeine generally isn’t dehydrating for most healthy adults.

— Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 21 July 2026
Regular consumption of caffeine up to 300 mg per day (about 16 ounces of coffee) does not significantly dehydrate the body.

— Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Definition of dehydrate

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