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to dewater

to dewater

1 6.8
To remove water from a flooded place by pumping or draining
  • verb
  • /diːˈwɔːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desaguar
  • Before disposing of the sludge, the facility must dewater it to reduce its volume.
  • dewatered sludge
  • dewatered sediment
  • dewatered biosolids

Examples

  • After melting, sludges can be dewatered in either natural or artificial conditions without the addition of chemicals.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Combined, the Bar Harbor WWTP annually produces approximately 1,100 cy of dewatered biosolids, averaging 17 to 19 percent solids.

    Academic text (1999)

  • With its dewatering pumps unable to keep up, it's not a matter of if this thing is going down, but when.

    The Guardian (2006)

  • Therefore, it is reasonable to dewater the residual prior to the addition of quick lime.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Ground screenings are separated and dewatered up to 50 percent.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The Power PF pressure filter series dewaters up to 150 dry tons per hour.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The digested waste is dewatered with a screw press to 50 percent solids content.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Incoming sludge is partially dewatered before it drops to the belt.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The workers used large pumps to dewater the flooded basement after the heavy rain.

  • In construction sites, it is crucial to dewater the area to ensure safety and stability.

Synonyms

to drain
vsto dewater
198 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

is carried out deliberately using pumps or as part of a process

How Dry

to desiccate
  • Specialized
12 9.0
to dry
570 1.0
to dewater
  • Specialized
1 6.8
to drain
198 1.0
to sop up
1 3.3

Surface Forms

dewater infinitive
dewatered past
dewatered past participle
dewatering present participle
dewaters third person singular

Morphology

dewater = water (transparent) = de + water

The prefix 'de-' clearly means removal here, so 'dewater' straightforwardly means to remove water from something.

Etymology

Dewater is built from the part de- meaning 'remove' and water, so it literally means to take water away. That's why when workers dewater a flooded basement or a construction site, they pump or drain the water out.