dry up

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verb

1. lose water or moisture (Freq. 2)
- In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
• Syn:
exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccate
• Ant:
hydrate (for: dehydrate)
• Derivationally related forms:
desiccation (for: desiccate), desiccant (for: desiccate), dehydration (for: dehydrate)
• Hypernyms:
dry, dry out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
- a mummified body was found
• Syn:
mummify
• Derivationally related forms:
mummy (for: mummify)
• Hypernyms:
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
• Verb Group:
mummify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s