dehydrate

Word parts

de- + hydrate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːhaɪdˈreɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form dehydrate

Third-person singular dehydrates

Past tense dehydrated

Past participle dehydrated

Present participle dehydrating

1. If something is dehydrating, it is losing water.
   • Synonyms: dessicate and exsiccate
   • Antonyms: hydrate and rehydrate
2. If you are dehydrating something, you are drying or removing water from it.

   I learnt that dehydrating food will extend its shelf life.

Related words

• dehydration