Dehydrate

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: निर्जलित करना (Nirjalit karna) – To lose water or moisture; to remove water content.

Pronunciation

[dee-hahy-dreyt]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Dry – सूखा करना (sookha karna)
Desiccate – निर्जलित करना (nirjalit karna)

Related Words

Evaporate – वाष्पित करना (vashpit karna)
Dehydration – निर्जलीकरण (nirjalikaran)

Word Origin

“Dehydrate” shabd Greek aur Latin ke “hydor” aur “hydratus” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “water” ya “waterless”. Yeh English mein 19th century mein aaya.

Word Family

Verb: Dehydrate – निर्जलित करना (nirjalit karna)

Noun: Dehydration – निर्जलीकरण (nirjalikaran)

Usage Examples

1. Garmi ke mausam mein log jaldi dehydrate ho jaate hain.

– People dehydrate quickly in hot weather.

2. Fruit ko dehydrate karne ke liye use dry kiya gaya tha.

– The fruit was dehydrated to preserve it.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein garmi ke dino mein dehydration kaafi common hai, aur log hydration banaye rakhne ke liye pani aur nimbu paani ka sewan karte hain.

In Context

“Dehydrate” ka use body aur food items ke water loss ke sandarbh mein hota hai, jaise ki summer mein ya food preservation mein.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Dehydrate” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Dry (सूखा करना)

Soak (भीगाना)

Fill (भरना)

Hydrate (हाइड्रेट करना)

‘Dry’ sahi jawab hai kyunki dehydrate ka matlab hai water content ko hatana ya sookha banana.

“Dehydrate” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)

French (फ्रेंच)

Sanskrit (संस्कृत)

Greek (यूनानी)

‘Greek’ sahi jawab hai kyunki dehydrate shabd Greek ke “hydor” aur Latin ke “hydratus” se aaya hai.

Dehydrate ke liye kaun sa shabd synonym nahi hai?

Desiccate (निर्जलित करना)

Soak (भीगाना)

Dry (सूखा करना)

Evaporate (वाष्पित करना)

‘Soak’ sahi jawab hai kyunki soak aur dehydrate opposite concepts hain.