dewater

verb

Definition of dewaternext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewater
  1. evaporate
  2. dry
  3. desiccate
  4. dehydrate
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  • Any remaining limits on Nordic military cooperation evaporated once Finland and Sweden joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in 2022.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These sorts of stories don’t always age well, if only because there is so much time left for things to change and the early outliers to evaporate.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaporate
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  • But like the Slip, when the tide recedes and the bar is cleaned and dried, business continues as usual.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That handwash sink didn’t have soap or any way to dry your dripping hands.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of dry
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  • 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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  • Mums easily dehydrate, which leads to brown, crunchy foliage and flower buds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Most people wake mildly dehydrated after six to eight hours of sleep, dietitians and endocrinologists say.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dehydrate

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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewater. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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