dehydrate
[verb]
Synonyms: dry, desiccate, exsiccate, parch, sear

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Antonyms: hydrate, rehydrate

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de‧hy‧drate /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt $ diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ verb

1. [transitive] to remove the liquid from a substance such as food or a chemical ⇒ rehydrate, hydrate:
The substance is dehydrated and stored as powder.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to lose too much water from your body, or to make this happen:
Alcohol dehydrates the body.
—dehydrated adjective
—dehydration /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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