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.
2. If you are dehydrating something, you are drying or removing water from it.

   I learnt that dehydrating food will extend its shelf life.

Antonyms

• hydrate
• rehydrate

Related words

• dehydration