rehydrate
verb
re·hy·drate
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt 
rehydrated; rehydrating; rehydrates
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
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Rose hip, orange peel, and aloe vera to nourish and rehydrate the skin.
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Plants benefit from soaking their roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them before planting.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
The crew has access to a whopping 189 menu items that need to be rehydrated — shrimp cocktail in a bag, anyone?
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Most of the food comes ready to eat, having been rehydrated, thermostabilized using heat to destroy harmful microorganisms and enzymes, or irradiated to kill bacteria.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Plants benefit from soaking their roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them before planting.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
The crew has access to a whopping 189 menu items that need to be rehydrated — shrimp cocktail in a bag, anyone?
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Most of the food comes ready to eat, having been rehydrated, thermostabilized using heat to destroy harmful microorganisms and enzymes, or irradiated to kill bacteria.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rehydrate
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rehydrate
transitive verb
re·hy·drate
(ˈ)rē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt
rehydrated; rehydrating
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
especially
: to restore body fluid lost in dehydration to
rehydrate a patient
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