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/

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hydrate something/somebody to make something/somebody take in and hold water使水合；使吸入水分；使成水合物；使水化
- a lotion that protects and hydrates your skin保護和滋潤皮膚的乳液
- It is important for people to stay hydrated in the hot weather.在炎熱的天氣裏，人們保持水分是很重要的。
see also dehydrate
Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek hudōr ‘water’.

BNC: 46865 COCA: 20682

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