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