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/ |
- 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.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek hudōr ‘water’.