dry out

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dry out

verb dries out · drying out · dried out

transitive To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly.
Similar: dessicate, dehydrate
intransitive To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry. Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on.
Similar: dessicate, dehydrate
ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
intransitive, of a bowling lane To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.

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verb (transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from

Français	dessécher
Русский	высу́шивать vysúšivatʹ, вы́сушить výsušitʹ

verb (intransitive) to have excess water evaporate

Français	se dessécher
Русский	высыха́ть vysyxátʹ, вы́сохнуть výsoxnutʹ, высу́шиваться vysúšivatʹsja, вы́сушиться výsušitʹsja

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@misc{dry_out_2026,
  title = {dry out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dry%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}