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 Treasury Department intervened midweek to help, but, by Friday, the relief had evaporated.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
And then there’s that Omius headband, which uses graphite blocks to pull heat away from the skin as water evaporates.

— Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaporate

Verb

The Slovenian is not the only relic that has emerged from Europe's drying rivers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Natural gas is deeply embedded upstream in textile manufacturing, supplying captive electricity generation as well as the boilers and steam required for processes including dyeing, washing, drying and finishing.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dry

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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
This is because cucumbers are quick-growing plants, and removing old, desiccating vines provides an opportunity to reduce much of the pest pressure and disease sources that may be lingering.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of desiccate

Verb

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
Red Bull looks and smells like the urine of someone who's dangerously dehydrated.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dehydrate

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