DEHYDRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dehydrate mean? 

• DEHYDRATE (verb)
  The verb DEHYDRATE has 3 senses:

1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from

2. remove water from

3. lose water or moisture

  Familiarity information: DEHYDRATE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEHYDRATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they dehydrate    ... he / she / it dehydrates   
Past simple: dehydrated   
Past participle: dehydrated   
-ing form: dehydrating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preserve by removing all water and liquids from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate

Context example:

carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):

keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)

dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove water from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate

Context example:

All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me

Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)

dehydration (depletion of bodily fluids)

dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Lose water or moisture

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate; dry up; exsiccate

Context example:

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Hypernyms (to "dehydrate" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Antonym:

hydrate (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to)

Derivation:

dehydration (the process of extracting moisture)

dehydration (depletion of bodily fluids)

dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

 Context examples 

A sudden drop in blood pressure or being dehydrated can make you dizzy.

(Dizziness and Vertigo, NIH)

A specimen that has become dessicated or dehydrated.

(Dried Specimen, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The specimen is frozen and then dehydrated at low temperature in a high vacuum.

(Freeze-Drying, NCI Thesaurus)

This pathway map also shows the Entner-Doudoroff pathway where 6-P-gluconate is dehydrated and then cleaved into pyruvate and glyceraldehyde-3P.

(Pentose Phosphate Cycle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

If you think you're dehydrated, drink small amounts of water over a period of time.

(Dehydration, NIH)

Through a simple blood test, clinicians can now predict which patients are likely to suffer severe dehydrating diarrhoea and in need of closer medical attention.

(People with type A blood at most risk of severe diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)

The X-ray experiments showed that whitlockite can become dehydrated from such shocks, forming merrillite, a mineral that is commonly found in Martian meteorites but does not occur naturally on Earth.

(New Evidence for A Water-Rich History on Mars, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Similarly, hydrated carbonate would dehydrate, although over a longer timescale of a few million years.

(NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface, NASA)

When you're dehydrated, your body doesn't have enough fluid to work properly.

(Dehydration, NIH)

It has long been observed that some individuals experience only mild disease while others experience severe dehydrating diarrhoea on infection with ETEC.

(People with type A blood at most risk of severe diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)