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hydrate

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hydrate (verb)
  2. hydrated alumina (noun)
  3. hydrated lime (noun)

2hydrate

verb
hy·drat·edhy·drat·ing

Definition of HYDRATE

transitive verb
1
: to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water
2
: to supply with ample fluid or moisture <hydrates and softens the skin>
intransitive verb
: to become a hydrate
— hy·dra·tion \hī-ˈdrā-shən\ noun
— hy·dra·tor \ˈhī-ˌdrā-tər\ noun
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Examples of HYDRATE

  1. lotions and creams that hydrate the skin
  2. Drink fluids to hydrate the body.

First Known Use of HYDRATE

1846

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