Dehydrate

//diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove water from; to dry up. transitive

    "dehydrate food"

  2. 2
    lose water or moisture wordnet
  3. 3
    To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated. intransitive

    "dehydrate rapidly"

  4. 4
    remove water from wordnet
  5. 5
    preserve by removing all water and liquids from wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
desiccateexsiccatedry outair-dryanhydratebake

Example

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"Before their canoe trip down the Yukon River, Tom and Mary had decided to dehydrate their fruits and vegetables in order to take up less space."

Etymology

From de- + hydrate.

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