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DEHYDRATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they dehydrate ... he / she / it dehydrates
Past simple: dehydrated
Past participle: dehydrated
-ing form: dehydrating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lose water or moisture
Example:
In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
Synonyms:
dehydrate; desiccate; dry up; exsiccate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):
dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
hydrate (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to)
Derivation:
dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)
dehydration (depletion of bodily fluids)
dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Remove water from
Example:
All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
Synonyms:
dehydrate; desiccate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):
dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)
dehydration (depletion of bodily fluids)
dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Preserve by removing all water and liquids from
Example:
carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
Synonyms:
dehydrate; desiccate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):
keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)
dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
