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dehydrate

verb as in take moisture out of

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I’ve treated elderly patients who had been found wandering the streets, lying in their own excrement or simply dehydrated because of gaps in care.

Prior to the weigh-in, which takes place a day before fight night, they may dehydrate to lose the final bit of weight.

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He sweated profusely and looked as if he might be dehydrated.

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Once matured, they were dehydrated to preserve them and then attached to custom electronic circuits.

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Except, in recent months images have emerged showing weak, dehydrated children - some as young as seven - hooked up to intravenous drips.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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