Main Entry:

²hydrate

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

hy·drat·ed; hy·drat·ing

Date:

1846

transitive verb 1 : to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water 2 : to supply with ample fluid or moisture <hydrates and softens the skin> intransitive verb : to become a hydrate

— hy·dra·tion \hī-ˈdrā-shən\ noun

— hy·dra·tor \ˈhī-ˌdrā-tər\ noun