"dewater" meaning in English

See dewater in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dewaters [present, singular, third-person], dewatering [participle, present], dewatered [participle, past], dewatered [past]
Etymology: de- + water Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|water}} de- + water Head templates: {{en-verb}} dewater (third-person singular simple present dewaters, present participle dewatering, simple past and past participle dewatered)
  1. To remove water from. Wikipedia link: dewatering Synonyms: unwater § Synonyms
    Sense id: en-dewater-en-verb-ovPH9D9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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