dry out

verb

1. to make or become dry
2. to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction

Idioms and Phrases

Undergo a cure for alcoholism, as in After years of constant drinking, he realized that he needed to dry out . [1960s]

Example Sentences

Once an ember ignites vegetation near the bottom, the flames can quickly scale both sides and rising heat dries out the vegetation ahead, practically clearing a path for the fire to race through.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, at the same time as large sections of the land mass have been drying out, extreme rainfall has also increased.

From BBC

But as his usually styled hair started to dry out late Tuesday night, Redick remembered when his identity flipped.

From Los Angeles Times

A recent study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that severe increases in aridity caused by climate change is drying out frog habitats across the globe.

From Salon

The activity can also collapse burrows and dry out the land, killing plants they rely on.

From Los Angeles Times

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