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dehydrate
(redirected from dehydrates)

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de·hy·drate  (d-hdrt)
v. de·hy·drat·ed, de·hy·drat·ing, de·hy·drates
v.tr.
1. To remove water from; make anhydrous.
2. To preserve by removing water from (vegetables, for example). See Synonyms at dry.
3. To deplete the bodily fluids of: The hot weather dehydrated the runners.
v.intr.
To lose water or bodily fluids.

de·hydrator n.

dehydrate
Verb
[-drating, -drated]
1. to remove water from (food) in order to preserve it
2. be dehydrated (of a person) to become weak or ill through losing too much water from the body
dehydration n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dehydrate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
2.dehydrate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
3.dehydrate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
hydrate - cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"

dehydrate
Translations
dehydrate
v dehydrate [diːhaiˈdreit]
to remove water from or dry out (especially foodstuffs) Vegetables take up less space if they have been dehydrated. ontwater, dehidreer يُزيل الماء، يُجَفِّف дехидрирам, суша dehydrovat tørre; dehydrere Wasser entziehen, trocknen αφυδατώνω deshidratar veetustama آب زدایی کردن؛ خشک کردن kuivattaa déshydrater לְיָבֵּש पानी का सूखना dehidrirati dehidrál mengeringkan þurrka disidratare 脱水する 수분이 빠지다, 마르다; 수분을 빼다, 건조시키다 dehidruoti, sudžiovinti dehidrēt; atūdeņot menyahhidrtakan drogen tørke, dehydrere odwadniać desidratar a deshidrata обезвоживать dehydrovať posušiti dehidrirati torka ขจัดน้ำออกไป kurutmak, suyunu almak 使脫去水分,使脫水 збезводнювати خشکانا ، پانی خارج کرنا khử nước 使使
n ˌdehyˈdration
ontwatering, dehidrasie تَجْفيف، جَفاف дехидриране, сушене dehydratace udtørring; dehydrering die Trocknung αφυδάτωση deshidratación veetustamine آب زدایی؛ خشک سازی kuivatus déshydratation הִתיָיבְּשוּת पानी की कमी dehidracija víztelenítés, dehidráció dehidrasi, awaair disidratazione 脱水 탈수, 건조 dehidratacija dehidrēšana; atūdeņošana penyahhidratan dehydratie tørking, dehydrering odwodnienie desidratação deshidratare обезвоживание dehydratácia izsušitev dehidracija uttorkning, dehydrering การเสียน้ำของร่างกาย kurutma, suyunu alma 脫水 збезводнювання, зневоднення قلت آب sự khử nước


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