de
hyd
rate
Third Person
dehydrates
Present Participle
dehydrating
Past Tense
dehydrated
Past Participle
dehydrated
1
to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry
transitive
- The air conditioning system was unintentionally dehydrating the indoor air.
- The heat is currently dehydrating the wet clothes on the clothesline.
- In the desert, the intense heat dehydrated the soil.
- By the end of the process, the wet clay will have been dehydrated to form pottery.
2
to remove moisture from something, such as food, to preserve it for longer storage
transitive
- We dehydrate apple slices every summer for crunchy snacks during hikes.
- She has been dehydrating garden herbs to use in cooking throughout the year.
- The company dehydrates a variety of fruits and vegetables for nutritious snacks.
- The chef will dehydrate tomatoes to use in soups and sauces during the winter months.
- They plan to dehydrate a batch of mangoes this weekend for a delicious and nutritious snack.
3
to lose a large amount of fluid through urinating, vomiting, or intense physical activity
- After running a marathon in the hot sun without adequate hydration, he began to dehydrate.
- The athlete pushed herself to her limits during the intense training session, causing her to dehydrate rapidly.
- During his illness, he became nauseous and began to vomit, causing him to dehydrate.
- Despite the hot weather, he neglected to drink enough water while working outside, leading him to dehydrate.
- The medication he was prescribed had a side effect of increasing urination, causing him to dehydrate.
Antonyms:
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(chemistry) to lose water molecules during a chemical reaction
- When heated, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate undergoes a chemical reaction to dehydrate.
- When excess water is removed, cement can dehydrate, leading to a loss of strength and durability.
- During the synthesis of alcohols, the alkene molecule reacts with water to add an -OH group, while simultaneously dehydrating to form an alcohol product.