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de·hy·drate  audio  (d-hdrt) KEY 

VERB:
de·hy·drat·ed, de·hy·drat·ing, de·hy·drates
VERB:
tr.
  1. To remove water from; make anhydrous.
  2. To preserve by removing water from (vegetables, for example). See Synonyms at dry.
  3. To deplete the bodily fluids of: The hot weather dehydrated the runners.
VERB:
intr.
To lose water or bodily fluids.


OTHER FORMS:
de·hydrator(Noun)


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