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dehydrate
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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 [diːˈhaɪdreɪt ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt]
vb
1. to lose or cause to lose water; make or become anhydrous
2. (Chemistry) 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. (Medicine) to lose or deprive of water, as the body or tissues
dehydration  n
dehydrator  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
verb dry, evaporate, parch, desiccate, exsiccate The fruits are dehydrated to preserve them.
Translations
dehydrate [diːˈhaɪdreɪt] VTdeshidratar

dehydrate [ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt diːˈhaɪdreɪt]
vt
(= dry) [+ food, thing] → déshydrater
[+ person, body] → déshydrater
vi [person] → se déshydrater

dehydrate
vtWasser entziehen (+dat), → dehydrieren (spec)

dehydrate [ˌdiːˈhaɪdreɪt] vtdisidratare
dehydrating agent → disidratante m

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 탈수하다 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 dehyˈdration
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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