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Vinony

dehumidify

verb

  1. make not humid
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Pronunciation: /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English dehumidify From de- + humid + -ify.

  1. To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.

    “Many air conditioners, in addition to reducing the temperature, also dehumidify the air.”

    “The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.”