dehydrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DEHYDRATE

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality <years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit>

Synonyms castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, desiccate, devitalize, enervate, geld, lobotomize, petrify

Related Words burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, sap, tucker (out), undermine, weaken, wear, wear out; daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit

Antonyms brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify

to make dry <bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement>

Synonyms dehydrate, desiccate, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words dehumidify; drain; evaporate; mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen; air-dry, bake

Near Antonyms bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten; rehydrate; dip, dunk, submerge, swamp

Antonyms hydrate, wash, water, wet

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