Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dry_out

3 senses of dry out

Sense 1
dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 2
run dry, dry out -- (become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer")
       => dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")

Sense 3
dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")