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dehydrated

UK/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd//dəˈhaɪdɹeɪtəd/

dehydrated is the simple past and past participle of dehydrate.

Adjective

dehydrated (comparative more dehydrated, superlative most dehydrated)

  1. From which the water has been removed.
  2. Suffering from dehydration.
    • I felt dehydrated because I didn't bring enough water on the hike.

Meaning of dehydrate

Verb

dehydrate (third-person singular simple present dehydrates, present participle dehydrating, simple past and past participle dehydrated)

  1. (transitive) To remove water from; to dry up.
    • dehydrate food
  2. (intransitive) To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.
    • dehydrate rapidly

Forms of dehydrated

comparativemore dehydrated
superlativemost dehydrated

Words formed from dehydrated

Words that rhyme with dehydrated

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Questions about dehydrated

What does dehydrated mean?
Dehydrated means from which the water has been removed.
What is dehydrated the simple past and past participle of?
Dehydrated is the simple past and past participle of dehydrate.
What part of speech is dehydrated?
Dehydrated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dehydrated?
Dehydrated is pronounced /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/ (UK).

Words near dehydrated in the dictionary

  1. dehydratable
  2. dehydratase
  3. dehydratases
  4. dehydratation
  5. dehydrate
  6. dehydrated
  7. dehydrater
  8. dehydrates
  9. dehydrating
  10. dehydration
  11. dehydration reaction

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