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dehumidify

verb
/diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/UK

Etymology

From de- + humid + -ify.

  1. derived from *wegʷ-✻ — “wet”
  2. derived from humidus — “moist”
  3. derived from humide
  4. formed as dehumidify — “de- + humid + -ify”

Definitions

  1. To reduce the moisture in a body of air

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

    • Many air conditioners, in addition to reducing the temperature, also dehumidify the air.
    • The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.
    • [...] the compressor and condenser units of the refrigeration apparatus, which cools and de-humidifies the air entering the cars, are underframe-mounted, with evaporator units in the ceiling, [...].

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