dehydrate

diːˈhaɪdreɪt

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Definition of dehydrate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

medical

intr.

lose water from the body and feel weak

intr.

After the hike, he began to dehydrate quickly.

desiccate

dry out

drying

tr.

remove water from something to dry it

tr.

The machine can dehydrate fruits for snacks.

desiccate

dry

preservation

tr.

Rare

preserve food by removing all water

tr.

Rare

They dehydrate vegetables for long-term storage.

desiccate

dry

chemistry

tr.

TECH.

cause a chemical to lose water molecules

tr.

TECH.

The reaction will dehydrate the compound.

desiccate

dry

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Origin of dehydrate

Greek, de- (remove) + hydor (water)

Examples of dehydrate in a sentence

Without water, you may dehydrate in the sun.
You can dehydrate herbs for long-term storage.
The sun can dehydrate the soil quickly.
They dehydrate fruits to make snacks.
To preserve the herbs, they dehydrate them.
The process will dehydrate the solution completely.

Heat is used to dehydrate the crystals.

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French:se déshydrater, déshydrater, ...
German:dehydrieren, trocknen, ...
Italian:disidratarsi, disidratare, ...
Spanish:deshidratarse, deshidratar, ...
Portuguese:desidratar-se, desidratar, ...
Chinese:脱水, 干燥, ...
Japanese:脱水症状になる, 乾燥させる, ...
Arabic:تَجَفَّفَ, جَفَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְיַבֵּשׁ, לְיַבֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:обезвоживаться, обезвоживать, ...
Ukrainian:зневоднюватися, зневоднювати, ...
Hindi:निर्जलित होना, निर्जलित करना, ...
Bengali:পানিশূন্য হয়ে পড়া, জলশূন্য করা, ...
Catalan:deshidratar-se, deshidratar, ...
Czech:dehydratovat se, dehydratovat, ...
Danish:dehydrere, tørre, ...
Dutch:uitdrogen, drogen, ...
Greek:αφυδατώνομαι, αφυδατώνω, ...
Hungarian:kiszáradni, kiszárítani, ...
Khmer:ខ្វះជាតិទឹក, សម្ងួតដោយដកជាតិទឹក, ...
Korean:탈수되다, 건조하다, ...
Persian:دچار کم‌آبی شدن, آب‌گیری کردن, ...
Polish:odwadniać się, odwodnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):desidratar, secar, ...
Romanian:a deshidrata, a usca, ...
Swedish:torka ut, torka, ...
Thai:ขาดน้ำ, อบแห้ง, ...
Turkish:susuz kalmak, kurutmak, ...
Vietnamese:mất nước, khử nước, ...

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