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dehydrate definition
de·hy·drate (dē hī′drāt′)
transitive verb dehydrated -·drat′ed, dehydrating -·drat′·ing
to remove water from (a compound, substance, body tissues, etc.); dry foods are dehydrated to preserve them for future use
intransitive verb
to lose water; become dry
Related Forms:
- dehydration de′·hy·dra′·tion noun
- dehydrator de·hy′·dra′·tor noun
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