dehydrate verb

/ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt/ v [I or T]

Definition

to (cause to) lose water

Air travel dehydrates the body.

You'll dehydrate (= lose water from your body) very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of water.

/ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪ.ʃən/ n [U]

More than 11,000 children die every day around the world because of dehydration caused by diarrhoea.

(Definition of dehydrate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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