Antonyms of verb hydrate

1 of 3 senses of hydrate

Sense 3
hydrate -- (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin")
       Antonym of dehydrate (Sense 3)
      => exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate -- (lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly")

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

3 senses of hydrate

Sense 1
hydrate -- (supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 2
hydrate -- (become hydrated and combine with water)
       => 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 3
hydrate -- (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin")
       => humidify, moisturize, moisturise -- (make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house")

Similarity of adj hydrated

1 sense of hydrated

Sense 1
hydrous (vs. anhydrous), hydrated -- (containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate))