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fluoridatefluoridate /ˈflɔrəˌdeɪt, ˈflʊ-/ verb [transitive usually passive] VERB TABLEfluoridate |
Present | I, you, we, they | fluoridate | | he, she, it | fluoridates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fluoridated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fluoridated | | he, she, it | has fluoridated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fluoridated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fluoridate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fluoridated |
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Present | I | am fluoridating | | he, she, it | is fluoridating | | you, we, they | are fluoridating | Past | I, he, she, it | was fluoridating | | you, we, they | were fluoridating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fluoridating | | he, she, it | has been fluoridating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fluoridating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fluoridating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fluoridating |
to add fluoride to water in order to protect people’s teeth—fluoridation /ˌflɔrəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |