dehumidify

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ humid +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/

Verb

dehumidify (third-person singular simple present dehumidifies, present participle dehumidifying, simple past and past participle dehumidified)

1. 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.

   • 1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:

     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.

   • 1960 August, G. Freeman Allen, “The new diesel-electric luxury Pullman units of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475:

     [...] 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, [...].

Antonyms

• humidify

Derived terms

• dehumidifier

Related terms

• humidifier

Translations

Translations

• French: déshumidifier (fr)
• Galician: deshumidificar (gl)
• German: entfeuchten (de)
• Italian: deumidificare (it)
• Portuguese: desumidificar
• Spanish: deshumidificar