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Hydrate

//haɪˈdɹeɪt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
  2. 2
    any compound that contains water of crystallization wordnet
  3. 3
    Water. rare
Verb
  1. 1
    To take up, consume or become linked to water. transitive

    "A lotion can hydrate the skin."

  2. 2
    cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to wordnet
  3. 3
    To drink water. slang
  4. 4
    become hydrated and combine with water wordnet
  5. 5
    To load data from a database record into an object's variables
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  1. 6
    supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

Etymology 2

From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

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