Hebrew

Verb

ייבש \ יִבֵּשׁ • ‎(yibésh) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) To dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry.

   ייבשתי את זה. — yibáshti et ze. — I dried it.

Usage notes

• Unlike English dry, Hebrew יִבֵּשׁ is specifically used when one person or thing is drying another. When a person or thing is becoming dry on its own, the related intransitive verb התייבש \ הִתְיַבֵּשׁ ‎(hityabésh) is used.

Antonyms

• (dry): הִרְטִיב ‎(hirtív)

Derived terms

• מייבש \ מְיַבֵּשׁ ‎(m'yabésh)