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dry up vs dry out

dry out vs dry up

dry up and dry out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry up No No Yes No
dry out No No Yes No
As verbs, dry out is a hypernym of dry up; that is, dry out is a word with a broader meaning than dry up:
  • dry up: lose water or moisture
  • dry out: remove the moisture from and make dry
Other hypernyms of dry up include dry.
dry up (verb) dry out (verb)
lose water or moisture become dry or drier
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture remove the moisture from and make dry
become empty of water
Difference between dry up and dry out

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