HYDRATE


Meaning of HYDRATE in English

/ ˈhaɪdreɪt; NAmE ; haɪˈdreɪt/ verb

[ vn ] ( technical ) to make sth absorb water

►  hy·dra·tion / haɪˈdreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]

—compare dehydrate

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek hudōr water.

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