Definitions

1. verb

to remove water from something, especially to dry or desalinate it

“The engineers worked to unwater the flooded basement.”

2. verb

to deprive something of water or to reduce its moisture

“The lack of rain caused the crops to unwater and wither away.”

3. noun

the act of removing water from something

“The unwatering process was slow and laborious.”

4. noun

a state of being without water

“The region suffered from a severe unwatering due to the drought.”