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to hydrate

to hydrate

34 3.3
To add water to something or to take water into the body
  • verb
  • /haɪˈdreɪt/
translation icon : hidratarse
  • Dad, Mom, you guys gotta stay hydrated.
  • fully hydrated
  • well hydrated

It's just a really nice lightweight way to hydrate dehydrated skin.

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Examples

  • It's important to keep your family and your pets well-hydrated, especially in hot seasonal temperatures.

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  • And since then, I hydrate all the time.

  • So that, so apparently that is supposed to hydrate you more than water itself.

  • And because of that, it's often easy to not hydrate enough when fasting.

  • Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated, especially if you have dry skin.

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  • It's... it's very important that you stay hydrated.

  • So, I'm trying to stay hydrated.

  • Keep the pores and skin properly hydrated to make certain it stays healthy.

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  • Don't forget to hydrate.

  • It is essential to hydrate properly to maintain good health, especially during hot weather.

Synonyms

to water
vsto hydrate
81 1.0

To give plants or animals something to drink

also covers absorbing moisture and keeping general health or balance
to moisturize
vsto hydrate
  • US
11 3.4

To put cream, oil, or water on skin to stop it getting dry

adds or absorbs water to maintain health or proper balance
to rehydrate
vsto hydrate
11 3.9

To add water to something dry to make it moist again

keeps health or balance rather than fully restoring dryness

Antonyms

5 4.1

To lose too much water and become very dry

Idioms

A joking phrase telling someone to drink water to avoid getting dehydrated

Compounds

chloral hydrate
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Medicine that makes you sleep but can upset the stomach and make you dependent

calcium hydrate
  • Specialized
6.6

A white chemical that can burn skin, used in building and farming to make soil less acidic

lime hydrate
  • Specialized
7.4

A white powder used in plaster and to make soil less acidic

How Hydrated

to saturate
55 5.2
to soak
141 1.0
to hydrate
34 3.3
to moisten
7 3.0

Surface Forms

hydrate infinitive
hydrated past
hydrated past participle
hydrating present participle
hydrates third person singular

Morphology

hydrate = hydro (transparent) = hydr + ate

Formed from the water-related combining form hydr-/hydro- plus the verbal suffix -ate, so the meaning 'to add or supply water' is predictable.

Etymology

Hydrate comes from the Greek root hydor meaning 'water', the same hydro- you see in everyday words like hydrant and dehydrate. So to hydrate is to give or take in 'water' — to add water or keep something healthy and balanced.