v., -drat·ed, -drat·ing, -drates.

v.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.

v.intr.

To lose water or bodily fluids.

dehydrator de·hy'dra'tor n.

[dee-HI-drayt] To remove the natural moisture from food by slowly drying it. Considered the original form of food preservation, dehydration prevents moisture spoilage such as mold or fermentation. Food can be dehydrated manually by placing thin slices on racks and allowing them to dry assisted only by sun or air. It can also be done with an electric dehydrator, which resembles a large three-sided toaster oven with anywhere from 5 to 10 wire-grid racks. The food placed on these racks dries with the aid of fan-circulated air. Dried foods are convenient to store and transport because of their greatly reduced volume and weight.

verb

To make or become free of moisture: desiccate, dry (out), exsiccate, parch. See dry/wet.

v

Definition: take moisture out of
Antonyms: hydrate, moisten, wet

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1. to undergo the process of dehydration.
2. reduce the moisture content of a feed by drying.

IN BRIEF: To remove water from (e.g. fruits) for preservation; dry. Also: to cause to lose water; wither.

They snacked on dehydrated apricots.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dehydrere, udtørre, gøre kedelig
v. intr. - lide væsketab

Nederlands (Dutch)
water onttrekken aan, (uit)drogen, vocht verliezen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déshydrater, sécher
v. intr. - déshydrater, sécher

Deutsch (German)
v. - trocknen, dörren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφυδατώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
disidratarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desidratar

Русский (Russian)
обезвоживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deshidratar, secar
v. intr. - deshidratarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - torka, avvattna, torka ut

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
脱水, 失水

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 脫水
v. intr. - 脫水, 失水

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 건조 시키다, 물기를 제거하다
v. intr. - 물기가 빠지다, 건조하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 脱水する, ひからびさせる, 水分が抜ける, 水分を除去する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجفف الماء من شئ وخصوصا الطعام من أجل حفظه, يزيل الماء أو عنصري مركب الماء من مركب كيميائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייבש, סילק המים‬
v. intr. - ‮איבד נוזלים‬

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