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de·hy·drate
 dehydrate
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- pronunciation:
- di
haI
dreIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dehydrates, dehydrating, dehydrated |
| definition 1: |
to remove water from (fruits, vegetables, or other foods) for preservation.
- similar words:
- dry, evaporate
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| definition 2: |
to remove water or the elements of water from (a chemical compound).
- antonyms:
- hydrate
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| definition 3: |
to cause (the body or bodily tissues) to lose water.
- antonyms:
- hydrate
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| related words: |
process, scorch, wither |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to lose water; dry out.
- antonyms:
- hydrate
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| related words: |
evaporate, wither |
adverb + (v.)dehydrate
already, badly, bit, little, mildly, partially, seriously, severely, slightly
(v.)dehydrate
+ adverb
dangerously, quickly
(v.)dehydrate
+ noun
blood, body, bout, chili, death, diarrhea, ethanol, flake, flour, grape, hospital, hour, meal, meat, onion, potato, seawater, sign, skin, vegetable
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| derivations: |
dehydration (n.), dehydrator (n.) |
The word dehydrate
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
hydr, hydro
Greek
root
that means water, hydrogen, liquid
Example words:
anhydride, carbohydrate, dehydrate, dehydrogenate, hydra, Hydra, hydrangea, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrazine, hydric, hydride, hydrocarbon, hydrocephalus, hydrocyanic acid, hydrodynamics, hydroelectric, hydrofluoric acid, hydrofoil, hydrogen, hydrography, hydroid, hydrolysis, hydrometer, hydropathy, hydrophobia, hydrophyte, hydroplane, hydroponics, hydrosphere, hydrostatics, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrotropism, hydrous, hydroxide, hydrozoan, magnetohydrodynamics, oxyhydrogen
- synonyms:
- aqu, aqua
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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