"dehumidify" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1960 August, G. Freeman Allen, “The new diesel-electric luxury Pullman units of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475:",
          "text": "[...] the compressor and condenser units of the refrigeration apparatus, which cools and de-humidifies the air entering the cars, are underframe-mounted, with evaporator units in the ceiling, [...].",
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        "To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity."
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          "word": "déshumidifier"
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          "word": "deshumidificar"
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          "word": "entfeuchten"
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          "word": "deumidificare"
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          "word": "desumidificar"
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          "word": "deshumidificar"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "déshumidifier"
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    {
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      "word": "deshumidificar"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "entfeuchten"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "deumidificare"
    },
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      "word": "desumidificar"
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      "word": "deshumidificar"
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  "word": "dehumidify"
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