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dehydrate

/ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
de-hy-drate
IPA
/ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove water from; to dry up.

Transitive verb

verb

To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English dehydrate From de- + hydrate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/
  • British English: /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehydrates (present, singular) dehydrating (participle, present) dehydrated (participle, past) dehydrated (past)

Derived Forms

cryodehydrate dehydratable dehydratase dehydrative dehydrator diedrate

Synonyms

desiccate exsiccate parch dry up

Antonyms

hydrate moisten moisturize soak

Rhymes With

rehydrate

Questions

How do you pronounce dehydrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdihaɪˈdɹeɪt/.
What does dehydrate mean?
To remove water from; to dry up.
Where does dehydrate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English dehydrate From de- + hydrate.

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