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Definitions

dry out

VERB

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate ameliorate correct improve mend rectify redress rehabilitate relieve remedy repair restore treat

STRONG

attend better doctor dose dress help kick medicate nurse palliate right shake

WEAK

cold turkey kick the habit make better make healthy make whole minister to quit cold restore to health sweat it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin spoil weaken worsen

STRONG

ignore neglect

WEAK

depress

VERB

dehydrate

Synonyms

STRONG

desiccate drain dry evaporate exsiccate parch sear

WEAK

cotton-mouth dry up

Antonyms

STRONG

dampen moisten soak wet

WEAK

hydrate

VERB

exsiccate

Synonyms

STRONG

dehydrate desiccate evaporate parch

WEAK

dry up

Antonyms

STRONG

dampen moisten wet

VERB

sear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blight scorch sizzle toast

STRONG

brand brown cauterize cook dehydrate desiccate exsiccate harden parch seal shrivel tan wilt wither

WEAK

burn up dry up

Antonyms

STRONG

bloom grow moisten wet

WEAK

freeze

Example Sentences

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Just don’t keep it on the grill as long as you would an all-beef burger so the mushrooms don’t dry out.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

If conditions become drier, peat soils may dry out more frequently and for longer periods.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

According to Barton, when deer munch on native plants, the plants are replaced by invasive grasses that dry out quickly and burn easily.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“I wish there’d been time to dry out your socks.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

dry out

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