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Definition of hydrate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hydrate

verb
 
/haɪˈdreɪt/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪt/
(specialist)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hydrate
 
/haɪˈdreɪt/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪt/
he / she / it hydrates
 
/haɪˈdreɪts/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪts/
past simple hydrated
 
/haɪˈdreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
past participle hydrated
 
/haɪˈdreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
-ing form hydrating
 
/haɪˈdreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈhaɪdreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. hydrate something/somebody to make something/somebody take in and hold water
    • a lotion that protects and hydrates your skin
    • It is important for people to stay hydrated in the hot weather.
    compare dehydrate
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek hudōr ‘water’.
See hydrate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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