HyperDic: dehydrate

English > 3 senses of the word *dehydrate*:
VERB	change	dehydrate, desiccate	preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from
	change	dehydrate, desiccate	remove water from
	change	dehydrate, exsiccate, dry up, desiccate	lose water or moisture

dehydrate > pronunciation
Sounds	dihhhay'dreyt
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *dehydrate*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
Synonym	desiccate
Broader	preserve, keep	prevent (food) from rotting
Nouns	dehydration	the process of extracting moisture
Nouns	dehydration	dryness resulting from the removal of water

English > *dehydrate*: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Remove water from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
Synonym	desiccate
Broader	dry, dry out	Remove the moisture from and make dry
Spanish	deshidratar
Catalan	deshidratar
Nouns	dehydration	the process of extracting moisture
	dehydration	dryness resulting from the removal of water
	dehydration	depletion of bodily fluids

English > *dehydrate*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Lose water or moisture.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Synonyms	exsiccate, dry up, desiccate
Entailed by	freeze-dry	preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
Broader	dry, dry out	Remove the moisture from and make dry
Opposite	hydrate	Cause to be hydrated
Spanish	desecarse, desecar, deshidratarse, deshidratar
Catalan	deshidratar-se, dessecar-se
Nouns	dehydration	the process of extracting moisture
	dehydration	dryness resulting from the removal of water
	dehydration	depletion of bodily fluids

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