- dehumidify
- transitive verb Date: 1927 to remove moisture from (as air) • dehumidification noun • dehumidifier noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dehumidify
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dehumidify — de*hu*mid i*fy v. t. to remove the moisture from (air or another gas); to reduce the humidity of; as, The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer. Syn: make less humid. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dehumidify — ► VERB (dehumidifies, dehumidified) ▪ remove moisture from (the air or a gas). DERIVATIVES dehumidification noun dehumidifier noun … English terms dictionary
dehumidify — [dē΄hyo͞o mid′ə fī΄] vt. dehumidified, dehumidifying to remove moisture from (the air, etc.) dehumidification n. dehumidifier n … English World dictionary
dehumidify — verb To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity. Many air conditioners, in addition to reducing the temperature, also dehumidify the air … Wiktionary
dehumidify — dehumidification, n. /dee hyooh mid euh fuy / or, often, / yooh /, v.t., dehumidified, dehumidifying. to remove moisture from. [1920 25; DE + HUMIDIFY] * * * … Universalium
dehumidify — de·hu·mid·i·fy .dē hyü mid ə .fī, .dē yü vt, fied; fy·ing to remove moisture from (as air) de·hu·mid·i·fi·ca·tion .mid ə fə kā shən n de·hu·mid·i·fi·er mid ə .fī( ə)r n … Medical dictionary
dehumidify — Synonyms and related words: air dry, anhydrate, bake, blot, brush, burn, cure, dehydrate, desiccate, drain, dry, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, insolate, kiln, mummify, parch, rub, scorch, sear, shrivel, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun dry, swab,… … Moby Thesaurus
dehumidify — v. remove moisture or humidity from the air … English contemporary dictionary
dehumidify — verb (dehumidifies, dehumidifying, dehumidified) remove moisture from (the air or a gas). Derivatives dehumidification noun dehumidifier noun … English new terms dictionary
dehumidify — de·humidify … English syllables
