dehydrated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of dehydratednext
as in parched

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dehydrated

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verb

past tense of dehydrate
1
as in exhausted
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit

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2
as in dried
to make dry bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrated
  1. parched
  2. exhausted
  3. sunbaked
  4. undermined
  5. bone-dry
  6. weakened
Adjective
  • First rain in weeks won't solve Northeast drought A smattering of rain across parts of the Northeast failed to douse the deep drought fueling wildfires and prompting fire warnings across much of the parched region where blazes turned deadly over the weekend.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The battering of cold weather outside and comfort of warm air inside means your lips are likely to be left feeling a little parched.
    Isadora Baum, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of parched
Verb
  • In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of sunbaked
Verb
  • Had the committee excluded the Mustangs following their loss to Clemson in the ACC championship — on a walk-off field goal, no less — the decision would have undermined the credibility of conference title games.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Ironically enough, in passing over Alabama the committee inadvertently undermined the spending power of one of college football’s most storied programs.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of undermined
Adjective
  • Precipitation remains well below average, which has kept vegetation bone-dry, and forecasters say powerful offshore winds could pick back up in the next few days.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Tucked into the rugged and bone-dry Santa Monica Mountains between Calabasas and Malibu, in the rustic unincorporated area of Monte Nido, a sprawling 4.3-acre property listed for $4.4 million is a secluded sanctuary just 15 minutes from both Nobu Malibu and The Commons at Calabasas.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of bone-dry
Verb
  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
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