dewater

American  

[dee-waw-ter, -wot-er] / diˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the water from; drain; dehydrate.

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Other Word Forms

• dewaterer noun

Etymology

Origin of dewater

First recorded in 1905–10; de- + water

Example Sentences

Keats said, however, that these contracts “don’t trump the public trust doctrine” and that the city is violating its obligations by allowing diversions that dewater the river.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Officials said Sunday they are “working to dewater the lower levels of the collapse,” lamenting it’s becoming increasingly difficult to identify victims during this phase of the search.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2021

Drains are used to dewater landslides and shallow wells are used to monitor the water content of some active landslides.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

“What part of agriculture are we going to dewater and put out of business?” asked Danny Merkley, a farmer and director of water resources for the California Farm Bureau Federation, in an interview with ProPublica.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2015

Earlier processes for extracting lipids have been “very energy-intensive,” he said, adding, “You have to dewater the algae, poke holes in cell walls and do all kinds of separation technologies.”

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2014