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Added 10 October 2026

hydrate

/haɪˈdɹeɪt/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hydrate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

verb

To take up, consume or become linked to water.
A lotion can hydrate the skin.
To drink water.
To load data from a database record into an object's variables

Origin

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

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