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dehumidify en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ (UK)

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-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English dehumidify From de- + humid + -ify.

Meanings

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. 1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:
   • [...] the compressor and condenser units of the refrigeration apparatus, which cools and de-humidifies the air entering the cars, are underframe-mounted, with evaporator units in the ceiling, [...]. 1960 August 14, G. Freeman Allen, “The new diesel-electric luxury Pullman units of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475:

Forms

Antonyms

humidify

Deriveds

dehumidifier

Relateds

humidifier

Translations (7)

es deshumidificar (Translations) · fr déshumidifier (Translations) · tl ibawas ang kahalumigmigan (Translations) · it deumidificare (Translations) · gl deshumidificar (Translations) · pt desumidificar (Translations) · de entfeuchten (Translations)