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de·wa·ter

 (dē-wô′tər, -wŏt′ər)
tr.v. de·wa·tered, de·wa·ter·ing, de·wa·ters
To remove water from (a waste product or streambed, for example).
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dewater

(diːˈwɔːtə)
vb (tr)
to remove water from
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dewater


Past participle: dewatered
Gerund: dewatering

Imperative
dewater
dewater
Present
I dewater
you dewater
he/she/it dewaters
we dewater
you dewater
they dewater
Preterite
I dewatered
you dewatered
he/she/it dewatered
we dewatered
you dewatered
they dewatered
Present Continuous
I am dewatering
you are dewatering
he/she/it is dewatering
we are dewatering
you are dewatering
they are dewatering
Present Perfect
I have dewatered
you have dewatered
he/she/it has dewatered
we have dewatered
you have dewatered
they have dewatered
Past Continuous
I was dewatering
you were dewatering
he/she/it was dewatering
we were dewatering
you were dewatering
they were dewatering
Past Perfect
I had dewatered
you had dewatered
he/she/it had dewatered
we had dewatered
you had dewatered
they had dewatered
Future
I will dewater
you will dewater
he/she/it will dewater
we will dewater
you will dewater
they will dewater
Future Perfect
I will have dewatered
you will have dewatered
he/she/it will have dewatered
we will have dewatered
you will have dewatered
they will have dewatered
Future Continuous
I will be dewatering
you will be dewatering
he/she/it will be dewatering
we will be dewatering
you will be dewatering
they will be dewatering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dewatering
you have been dewatering
he/she/it has been dewatering
we have been dewatering
you have been dewatering
they have been dewatering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dewatering
you will have been dewatering
he/she/it will have been dewatering
we will have been dewatering
you will have been dewatering
they will have been dewatering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dewatering
you had been dewatering
he/she/it had been dewatering
we had been dewatering
you had been dewatering
they had been dewatering
Conditional
I would dewater
you would dewater
he/she/it would dewater
we would dewater
you would dewater
they would dewater
Past Conditional
I would have dewatered
you would have dewatered
he/she/it would have dewatered
we would have dewatered
you would have dewatered
they would have dewatered
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