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- 1. cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water: "the heat dehydrated us even when we stood still" Similar
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DEHYDRATE definition: 1. to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, especially from a person's body: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of DEHYDRATE is to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water. How to use dehydrate in a sentence. Did you know?
to deprive (a chemical compound) of water or the elements of water. to free (fruit, vegetables, etc.) from moisture for preservation; dry. to remove water from (the body or a tissue). to deprive of spirit, force, or meaning; render less interesting or effectual.
DEHYDRATE meaning: 1. to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, especially from a person's body: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of dehydrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To dehydrate is to remove all of the water from, or to dry up. When you exercise a lot, it's good to drink water so that your body doesn't dehydrate. Signs of dehydration in a person?
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. ˌdehyˈdration n. deˈhydrator, deˈhydrater n.
(dihaɪdreɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dehydrates, present participle dehydrating, past tense, past participle dehydrated. 1. transitive verb [usu 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.
OED's earliest evidence for dehydrate is from 1877, in the writing of Michael Foster, physiologist and politician. dehydrate is a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: de- prefix 2b, Greek ὕδωρ, ‑ate suffix3. See etymology.
DEHYDRATED definition: 1. not having the normal amount of water in your body so that you feel ill or weak 2. not having…. Learn more.
