dehydrate /(?)/

de·hy·drate

dehydrate

v. t.
  1. To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol; to dehydrate food for preservation.

dehydrate

v. i.
  1. to lose water or moisture.
  2. to lose sufficent water to cause physiological distress; -- of living organisms; as, victims trapped in the earthquake rubble may dehydrate if not found quickly.