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dewatering

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de⋅wa⋅ter

[dee-waw-ter, -wot-er]
–verb (used with object)
to remove the water from; drain; dehydrate.

Origin:
1905–10; de- + water


de⋅wa⋅ter⋅er, noun
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de·wa·ter   (dē-wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)   
tr.v.   de·wa·tered, de·wa·ter·ing, de·wa·ters
To remove water from (a waste product or streambed, for example).
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