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dehumidify

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 HH Y UW0 M IH1 D AH0 F AY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Many air conditioners, in addition to reducing the temperature, also dehumidify the air.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make less humid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: humidify

Broader terms: dry, dry out

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English dehumidify From de- + humid + -ify.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: déshumidifier — Translations
  • Galician: deshumidificar — Translations
  • German: entfeuchten — Translations
  • Italian: deumidificare — Translations
  • Portuguese: desumidificar — Translations
  • Spanish: deshumidificar — Translations
  • Tagalog: ibawas ang kahalumigmigan — Translations