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dehydrate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /diːˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /diːˈhɑɪdɹæɪt/ (Australia)
• /ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
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• /diˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /diːhɑɪˈdɹæɪt/ (Australia)

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- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English dehydrate From de- + hydrate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove water from; to dry up.
   • Running in the heat can quickly dehydrate you.
   • dehydrate food
   • The fruit was dehydrated and packed for storage.
2. (intransitive) To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.
   • dehydrate rapidly

Forms

Antonyms

hydrate · soak · moisten · moisturize

Deriveds

dehydrator · dehydrative · diedrate · dehydratase · cryodehydrate · dehydratable

Synonyms

parch · desiccate · exsiccate

Translations (34)

ro deshidrata (to lose or remove water) · id mendehidrasi (to lose or remove water) · mr निर्जल करणे (to lose or remove water) · nl dehydrateren (to lose or remove water) · mi whakatārehe (to lose or remove water) · ja 脱水する (to lose or remove water) · mr निर्जल होणे (to lose or remove water) · ru обезво́дить (to lose or remove water) · ru дегидрати́ровать (to lose or remove water) · mi tauraki (to lose or remove water) · da dehydrere (to lose or remove water) · gv jee-ushtaghey (to lose or remove water) · fr déshydrater (to lose or remove water) · tl patuyuin (to lose or remove water) · ota قورومق (to lose or remove water) · es deshidratar (to lose or remove water) · fi kuivattaa (to lose or remove water) · tr kurumak (to lose or remove water) · fi poistaa vesi (to lose or remove water) · sv torka ut (to lose or remove water) · kk сусыздандыру (to lose or remove water) · de dehydrieren (to lose or remove water) · pl odwodnić (to lose or remove water) · pl odwadniać (to lose or remove water) · mi whakamaroke (to lose or remove water) · ru обезво́живать (to lose or remove water) · fi kuivata (to lose or remove water) · cs dehydrovat (to lose or remove water) · gl deshidratar (to lose or remove water) · bo ཞ་རློན་འཐེན (to lose or remove water) · it disidratare (to lose or remove water) · cy dadhydradu (to lose or remove water) · ca deshidratar (to lose or remove water) · pt desidratar (to lose or remove water)