kuivattaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dehydrate verb To remove water from something, especially to dry it out for preservation.
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
- exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
- season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
- stove noun An appliance used for cooking food, usually with hotplates or burners.
Senses
kuivattaa is used for these senses in English:
- drain (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
- dry up (transitive) To cause to become dry.
- exhaust (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
- season (transitive, by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
- stove (transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.
dehydrate — full definition
- verb To remove water from something, especially to dry it out for preservation.
- verb To lose so much water from the body that normal function is affected.
drain — full definition
- noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
- verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
- noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.
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