dehydrate meaning

dehydrate means to remove water from something or to become dry.

dehydrate :

to remove water, to dry

Verb

▪ The sun can dehydrate your skin.

▪ The sun can dry your skin.

▪ Fruits dehydrate when left in the sun.

▪ Fruits dry when left in the sun.

paraphrasing

▪ dry – to remove moisture

▪ desiccate – to dry out completely

▪ parch – to make dry by heat

▪ evaporate – to turn into vapor and leave dryness

dehydrate

Pronunciation

dehydrate [diːˈhaɪdreɪt]

The stress is on 'hy', and it sounds like 'dee-hy-drate'.

Common phrases and grammar about dehydrate

dehydrate - Common meaning

Verb
to remove water, to dry

Part of Speech Changes for "dehydrate"

▪ dehydration (noun) – the process of losing water

▪ dehydrated (adjective) – lacking water or moisture

Common Expressions with "dehydrate"

▪ dehydrate quickly – to dry fast

▪ dehydrate completely – to dry out fully

▪ dehydrate food – to remove water from food

▪ dehydrate in the sun – to dry using sunlight

Important examples of dehydrate in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, dehydrate often refers to removing water from food or materials.

▪The machine can dehydrate fruits.
▪The machine can dry fruits.

Example of a confusing word: hydrate (to add water)

▪The machine can hydrate fruits.
▪The machine can add water to fruits.
"Dehydrate" is a transitive verb meaning "to remove water from something," such as food or other materials. In the sentence "The machine can dehydrate fruits," the grammar is correct and the meaning is clear. "Hydrate," on the other hand, means "to add water to something," which is the opposite action. Saying "The machine can hydrate fruits" is grammatically correct but semantically incorrect in this context, as it implies adding water rather than removing it. Therefore, "dehydrate" is the correct choice for this context.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Dehydrate is used as a transitive verb in TOEIC grammar questions, often requiring an object.

▪They dehydrate vegetables for storage.
▪They dry vegetables for storage.

dehydrate

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

dehydrate food

'dry food', used in food preservation contexts.

▪They dehydrate food to keep it longer.
▪They dry food to keep it longer.

dry as a bone

means 'very dry', often used to describe complete dryness.

▪After hours in the sun, the ground was dry as a bone.
▪After hours in the sun, the ground was very dry.

Differences between similar words and dehydrate

dehydrate

,

dry

differences

Dehydrate is often used for removing water from substances, while dry can refer to any lack of moisture.

dehydrate
▪The machine can dehydrate fruits.
▪The machine can dry fruits.
dry
▪The clothes are dry after washing.
▪The clothes have no moisture after washing.
dehydrate

Words with the same origin as dehydrate

The origin of dehydrate

The word 'dehydrate' comes from the Greek 'hydor' meaning water, and the prefix 'de-' meaning to remove.

Word structure

It has the prefix de (remove), root hydr (water), and suffix ate (verb), meaning 'to remove water'.

Words with the same origin

The root of dehydrate is hydr (water). Words with the same root include hydrate (to add water), hydraulic (operated by water), hydrology (study of water).

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