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de·hy·drate
 dehydrate
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- pronunciation:
- di
haI
dreIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dehydrates, dehydrating, dehydrated |
| definition 1: |
to remove water from in order to preserve.
Grapes are dehydrated to make raisins. |
| definition 2: |
to lose water; dry out.
The body dehydrates quickly during exercise in hot weather. |
| related words: |
evaporate, scorch, wither |
| derivations: |
dehydration (n.), dehydrator (n.) |
The word dehydrate
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, deduct, defer, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, delete, demerit, depend, deport, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despise, detach, detect, detract, independence
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
hydr, hydro
Greek
root
that means water, hydrogen, liquid
Example words:
- synonyms:
- aqu, aqua
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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