In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEHYDRATE
exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
(verb) lose water or moisture; “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
dehydrate, desiccate
(verb) remove water from; “All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”
dehydrate, desiccate
(verb) preserve by removing all water and liquids from; “carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dehydrate (third-person singular simple present dehydrates, present participle dehydrating, simple past and past participle dehydrated)
to lose or remove water; to dry
Antonyms
• hydrate
• moisturize
Source: Wiktionary
De*hy"drate, v. t. (Chem.)
Definition: To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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