Synonyms of dehydrating

dehydrating

verb

present participle of dehydrate

1

as in undermining

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermining
• exhausting
• draining
• weakening
• desiccating
• enervating
• petrifying
• wearing
• devitalizing
• damping
• castrating
• deadening
• dampening
• lobotomizing
• discouraging
• debilitating
• sapping
• gelding
• enfeebling
• fatiguing
• burning out
• wearing out
• daunting
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• demoralizing
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• energizing
• invigorating
• bracing
• stirring
• enlivening
• quickening
• vitalizing
• vivifying
• arousing
• charging
• fermenting
• rousing
• exciting
• galvanizing
• triggering
• firing
• electrifying
• provoking
• lifting
• inciting
• kindling
• whipping (up)
• inflaming
• fomenting
• cheering
• sparking
• instigating
• abetting
• inspiring
• boosting
• fortifying
• regenerating
• reviving
• revitalizing
• emboldening
• resurrecting
• rejuvenating
• recharging
• reactivating
• renewing
• resuscitating
• buoying
• enflaming
• refreshing
• reenergizing
• reawakening
• reanimating
• rekindling
• heartening
• re-energizing
• reawaking

2

as in drying

to make dry

bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drying
• scorching
• baking
• parching
• desiccating
• draining
• searing
• evaporating
• dehumidifying
• shrivelling
• shriveling
• mummifying
• air-drying
• withering
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wetting
• washing
• watering
• flooding
• soaking
• drowning
• bathing
• saturating
• overflowing
• drenching
• hydrating
• moistening
• inundating
• dousing
• damping
• sopping
• dampening
• humidifying
• waterlogging
• deluging
• dipping
• dowsing
• sousing
• rehydrating
• submerging
• dunking
• swamping

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of dehydrating

It can be used for baking bread, roasting a whole chicken, air frying frozen french fries, dehydrating fruits, or sous vide cooking without bags or a water bath. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024

The study, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in 2020, sought to investigate the impact of water supplementation on cognitive performance and mood by essentially dehydrating the participants (who were young adults) for 12 hours overnight. —Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024

This fungus enhances the sweetness of dessert wines, dehydrating ripe grapes without compromising sugar content. —Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024