"dehumidify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ [UK] Forms: dehumidifies [present, singular, third-person], dehumidifying [participle, present], dehumidified [participle, past], dehumidified [past]
Etymology: From de- + humid + -ify. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|humid|ify}} de- + humid + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} dehumidify (third-person singular simple present dehumidifies, present participle dehumidifying, simple past and past participle dehumidified)
  1. To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity. Derived forms: dehumidifier Related terms: humidifier Translations (Translations): déshumidifier (French), deshumidificar (Galician), entfeuchten (German), deumidificare (Italian), desumidificar (Portuguese), deshumidificar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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