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Vinony

dehydrate

verb

  1. to deprive of/lack water
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/ / /diːˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ / /ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/

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- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English dehydrate From de- + hydrate.

  1. To remove water from; to dry up.

    “dehydrate food”

    “Running in the heat can quickly dehydrate you.”

  2. To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.

    “dehydrate rapidly”