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to dehydrate
01
to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry
Transitive: to dehydrate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
dehydrate
3rd person singular
dehydrates
Present participle
dehydrating
Past simple
dehydrated
Past participle
dehydrated
Examples
The air conditioning system was unintentionally dehydrating the indoor air.
02
to remove moisture from something, such as food, to preserve it for longer storage
Transitive: to dehydrate food
Examples
We dehydrate apple slices every summer for crunchy snacks during hikes.
03
to lose a large amount of fluid through urinating, vomiting, or intense physical activity
Intransitive
Examples
After running a marathon in the hot sun without adequate hydration, he began to dehydrate.
04
(chemistry) to lose water molecules during a chemical reaction
Intransitive
Examples
When heated, copper(II ) sulfate pentahydrate undergoes a chemical reaction to dehydrate.
Lexical Tree
dehydrate
hydrate
