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to dehydrate

to dehydrate

5 4.1
To lose too much water and become very dry
  • verb
  • /diːhaɪˈdreɪt/
translation icon : deshidratar
  • That'll just dehydrate you more.
  • alcohol dehydrates
  • dehydrate skin
  • dehydrates the body

Turns out that when you go in a sauna because you dehydrate, you're losing water.

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Examples

  • When exercising in hot weather, it is important to drink water regularly to avoid dehydrateion.

  • For they say it dehydrates you.

  • Alcohol does dehydrate the body.

    Blog text (32)
  • So why do we water load and then dehydrate?

    Blog text (25)
  • Yes, it dehydrates one terribly.

  • Turns out that when you go in a sauna because you dehydrate, you're losing water.

  • It dehydrates you even more.

  • In my denial, I had foolishly allowed myself to dehydrate, which aggravated an already serious condition.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Note that caffeine and alcohol are diuretics and dehydrate the body, which increases the need for drinking water.

    Blog text (10)
  • In Iraq, these physiological circumstances are exacerbated by the extreme aridity, which causes soldiers to dehydrate more quickly.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

to dry
vsto dehydrate
570 1.0

To become free of water or wetness

is the same general loss of water rather than a specific process
to dry up
vsto dehydrate
19 2.7

To lose all water or moisture so it has none left

refers to losing moisture but not necessarily reaching complete shriveling
to desiccate
vsto dehydrate
  • Specialized
12 9.0

To dry something so it does not go bad

means losing water generally, without implying preservation or technique
to dry out
vsto dehydrate
11 2.4

To become dry or make something no longer wet

is a broader term for losing water, not only after wetness
to run dry
vsto dehydrate
7 3.7

To stop having any water, like a river or well

describes losing moisture itself rather than a liquid source becoming empty
to parch
vsto dehydrate
1 7.0

Make something very dry from heat or sun

indicates general water loss rather than intense heat caused drying
to exsiccate
vsto dehydrate
  • Specialized
9.9

To remove all water from something so it stays dry

is broader, meaning simple water loss that may not be total

Antonyms

34 3.3

To add water to something or to take water into the body

How Dry

to dehydrate
5 4.1
to dry out
11 2.4
to dry
570 1.0

Surface Forms

dehydrate infinitive
dehydrated past
dehydrated past participle
dehydrating present participle
dehydrates third person singular

Morphology

dehydrate = hydrate (transparent) = de + hydrate

This is a regular and semantically clear use of de- meaning remove or reverse with 'hydrate', giving the sense of losing or removing water.

Etymology

Dehydrate comes from de- meaning 'remove' and hydrate from a root for 'water'. So to dehydrate a person or plant is to lose water and become dry or very thirsty.