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as in undermining
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit
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as in drying
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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Recent Examples of dehydrating
So around the turn of the 20th century, an enterprising tortilla maker developed a way to make masa behave more like wheat flour, dehydrating and packaging it so that tortillas could be made quickly by just adding water.
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Alcohol is also dehydrating and removes fluid from the body.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
It can be used for baking bread, roasting a whole chicken, air frying frozen french fries, dehydrating fruits, or sous vide cooking without bags or a water bath.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
The study, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in 2020, sought to investigate the impact of water supplementation on cognitive performance and mood by essentially dehydrating the participants (who were young adults) for 12 hours overnight.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This fungus enhances the sweetness of dessert wines, dehydrating ripe grapes without compromising sugar content.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Alcohol is also dehydrating and removes fluid from the body.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
It can be used for baking bread, roasting a whole chicken, air frying frozen french fries, dehydrating fruits, or sous vide cooking without bags or a water bath.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
The study, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in 2020, sought to investigate the impact of water supplementation on cognitive performance and mood by essentially dehydrating the participants (who were young adults) for 12 hours overnight.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
This fungus enhances the sweetness of dessert wines, dehydrating ripe grapes without compromising sugar content.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Dehydrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrating. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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