Examples of “dehydrate” in a Sentence

verb To remove water from something, especially to dry it out for preservation.

• The recipe tells you to dehydrate the apple slices in a low oven overnight.
• Manufacturers dehydrate the fruit before packing it as a snack.
• They dehydrate vegetables to make them last longer without refrigeration.

verb To lose so much water from the body that normal function is affected.

• Runners can dehydrate quickly in hot weather if they do not drink enough.
• She began to dehydrate after being ill for several days.
• Children dehydrate faster than adults during a bout of vomiting.