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dehydrate.

To remove water from; to dry up.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/diːˈhaɪdɹeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American/diˈhaɪdɹeɪt/Canada, General-American
  1. To remove water from; to dry up.

    transitive
    dehydrate food
    Running in the heat can quickly dehydrate you.
  2. To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.

    intransitive
    dehydrate rapidly
Where this word comes from

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.

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