DEHYDRATES Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

dehydrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of dehydrate

as in undermines

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 dries

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

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Recent Examples of dehydrates This fine white powder is an abrasive substance that cuts the exoskeleton of spiders, ants, fleas, and other bugs, which dehydrates and kills them over time. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026 Despite the belief that coffee dehydrates you, experts say moderate coffee consumption can contribute to your daily water intake. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 Alcohol worsens sleep quality and dehydrates the body, while caffeine has a diuretic effect that encourages fluid loss and can raise body temperature. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Pest Control Baking soda acts as a barrier that dehydrates slugs, causes ants to lose their scent trail, and keeps aphids away. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 Alcohol While a cold glass of beer or a mixed drink may feel refreshing in the moment, alcohol dehydrates you. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026 Why Water Wins Flying dehydrates the body. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 Drink more water, too, since vomiting dehydrates you. — Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025 Mill’s technology dehydrates food scraps overnight, reducing volume by up to 80%. — Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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Side effects Clozapine’s most notable adverse effect is agranulocytosis, in which an extreme reduction of white blood cells, particularly neutrophils, undermines the body’s ability to defend against infection.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Self-awareness bolsters leadership while self-surveillance nearly always undermines it.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of undermines

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Laundry dries outside of a home along the northern highway in Cuba.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Research shows that people who share their goals publicly are less likely to achieve them, since talking about them creates a premature sense of accomplishment and weakens the drive to do the work.

— Ben Meer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of weakens

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If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausts

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Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of drains

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Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of petrifies

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To power paraglide, Hutzler wears an engine propeller backpack called a paramotor, which can typically cost between $8,000 and $9,000.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
In a particularly Ethan Hunt-ish twist, the actor wears a rubbery disguise—a potbellied suit, a scraggly gray comb-over, and a smattering of old-guy makeup.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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