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View usage for: (diːhaɪdreɪt, -haɪdreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dehydrates, present participle dehydrating, past tense, past participle dehydrated1. verb [usually passive]When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it. Normally specimens have to be dehydrated. [be VERB-ed] dehydrated adjective Dehydrated meals, soups and sauces contain a lot of salt. 2. verbIf you dehydrate or if something dehydrates you, you lose too much water from your body so that you feel weak or ill. People can dehydrate in weather like this. [VERB] Alcohol quickly dehydrates your body. [VERB noun] dehydrated graded adjective Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated. dehydration (diːhaɪdreɪʃən) uncountable noun ...a child who's got diarrhoea and is suffering from dehydration. More Synonyms of dehydrate dehydrate in British English (diːˈhaɪdreɪt, ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt) verb1. to lose or cause to lose water; make or become anhydrous 2. to lose or cause to lose hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms in the proportions in which they occur in water, as in a chemical reaction 3. to lose or deprive of water, as the body or tissues Derived forms dehydration (ˌdehyˈdration) noun dehydrator (deˈhydrator) or dehydrater (deˈhydrater) noun dehydrate in American English (diˈhaɪˌdreɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈhyˌdrated or deˈhyˌdrating1. to remove water from (a compound, substance, body tissues, etc.); dry foods are dehydrated to preserve them for future use verb intransitive2. to lose water; become dry Derived forms dehydration (ˌdehyˈdration) noun dehydrator (deˈhyˌdrator) noun Examples of 'dehydrate' in a sentencedehydrate In other languagesdehydrate British English: dehydrate VERB When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it. Normally specimens have to be dehydrated. - American English: dehydrate
- Brazilian Portuguese: desidratado
- Chinese: 使脱水
- European Spanish: deshidratar
- French: déshydraté
- German: dehydrieren
- Italian: essiccare
- Japanese: 乾燥させる
- Korean: 건조시키다
- European Portuguese: desidratado
- Latin American Spanish: deshidratar
Definition to remove water from (food) in order to preserve it The fruits are dehydrated to preserve them. Additional synonymsDefinition to remove most of the water from Synonyms dry, drain, evaporate, dehydrate, parch, exsiccate Definition to change from a liquid or solid to a vapour The water is evaporated by the sun. Synonyms dry up, dry, dehydrate, vaporize, desiccate |