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to dehumidify

to dehumidify

6.8
To remove moisture from the air or a room
  • verb
  • /diːˈhjuːmɪˌfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deshumidificar
  • Then it hit him: Arizona's desert air was so much drier than the air in Portland, and the engineers in Chandler were skipping several steps taken in Oregon to dehumidify.
  • dehumidify the air

Examples

  • You, you dehumidify your air by cooling it and then heating it.

  • The figure for cooling includes the energy used to cool and dehumidify air, and that for heating includes energy used to heat air.

    Academic text (1993)

  • A/Cs are not huge energy hogs if used only for spot cooling or dehumidifying.

    Blog text (12)

  • Either you are buffing for zesty hardware, unelectrified enough room hardware, or competitive rollerbar hardware, it is well dehumidified to delusion before buying.

    Blog text (7)

  • A dehumidifier can help dehumidify the bathroom after a hot shower.

  • The air conditioning system was designed to dehumidify the living room during the summer months.

  • In humid climates, using a fan alone may not adequately dehumidify the air, leading to discomfort.

Synonyms

to dry
vsto dehumidify
570 1.0

To become free of water or wetness

removes moisture from the air or place to lower humidity
to air out
vsto dehumidify
8 3.0

Open something so wind from outside moves through it to remove bad smells or moisture

works by removing moisture from the air rather than simple ventilation

Antonyms

to humidify
3 6.2

To add water to the air or to something to make it less dry

How Dry

to desiccate
  • Specialized
12 9.0
to dehumidify
  • Specialized
6.8
to dry
570 1.0

Surface Forms

dehumidify infinitive
dehumidified past
dehumidified past participle
dehumidifying present participle
dehumidifies third person singular

Morphology

dehumidify = humidify (transparent) = de + humid + ify

The prefix 'de-' clearly reverses the action of 'humidify', giving the meaning 'make less humid' or 'remove moisture from'.

Etymology

The word dehumidify breaks into de- meaning 'remove' and humid meaning 'moist', the same part as humidity, so it means to 'take moisture out' of the air or a place.