dry out

See also: dryout

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dry out (third-person singular simple present dries out, present participle drying out, simple past and past participle dried out)

(transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
Synonym: dessicate

Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly.
(intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on.
(colloquial, transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.

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(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from

Belarusian: высу́шваць impf (vysúšvacʹ), вы́сушыць pf (výsušycʹ)
French: dessécher (fr)
Hungarian: kiszárít (hu)
Polish: wysuszać impf, wysuszyć (pl) pf
Russian: высу́шивать (ru) impf (vysúšivatʹ), вы́сушить (ru) pf (výsušitʹ)
Ukrainian: вису́шувати impf (vysúšuvaty), ви́сушити pf (výsušyty)

(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate

Azerbaijani: qurumaq (az)
Belarusian: высыха́ць impf (vysyxácʹ), вы́сахнуць pf (výsaxnucʹ)
Bulgarian: изсъ́хвам (bg) impf (izsǎ́hvam)
Cornish: deseha, desegha, desygha (Kernewek Kemmyn)
French: se dessécher (fr)
Hungarian: kiszárad (hu)
Ingrian: kuivaa
Latin: arēscō
Mongolian: хатаах (mn) (xataax)
Polish: wysychać (pl) impf, wyschnąć pf, wysuszać się impf, wysuszyć się (pl) pf
Russian: высыха́ть (ru) impf (vysyxátʹ), вы́сохнуть (ru) pf (výsoxnutʹ), высу́шиваться (ru) impf (vysúšivatʹsja), вы́сушиться (ru) pf (výsušitʹsja)
Ukrainian: висиха́ти impf (vysyxáty), ви́сохнути pf (výsoxnuty), ви́сохти pf (výsoxty), вису́шуватися impf (vysúšuvatysja), ви́сушитися pf (výsušytysja)