rehydrate
verb
re·hy·drate
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt 
rehydrated; rehydrating; rehydrates
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
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But someone, somewhere (likely hundreds of years ago), got it in their heads to take that practically inedible drying them out in a boatload of sea salt and then rehydrating them could make for a tasty ingredient.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Think of humectants as magnets that draw water from the air into your skin to rehydrate it, while occlusives create a protective layer to seal all that moisture in.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024
The coral is then washed carefully with seawater to rehydrate it.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Here’s what experts had to say about drinking water to rehydrate your skin and the best ways to battle your winter skin blues.
—Jani Hall, Health, 21 Feb. 2024
All the water in the Willamette couldn't rehydrate me at this point.
—Jessica Leon, EW.com, 21 June 2023
And post-exfoliation, be sure to use your preferred moisturizer, the better to rehydrate and protect the skin barrier.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2023
For a quick spa treatment in the sky, these under-eye masks can rehydrate and firm the sensitive under-eye skin.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2023
First, the entire body is wrapped in clay that gently detoxes the body from impurities and rehydrates it with some of the world’s purest products.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Think of humectants as magnets that draw water from the air into your skin to rehydrate it, while occlusives create a protective layer to seal all that moisture in.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024
The coral is then washed carefully with seawater to rehydrate it.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Here’s what experts had to say about drinking water to rehydrate your skin and the best ways to battle your winter skin blues.
—Jani Hall, Health, 21 Feb. 2024
All the water in the Willamette couldn't rehydrate me at this point.
—Jessica Leon, EW.com, 21 June 2023
And post-exfoliation, be sure to use your preferred moisturizer, the better to rehydrate and protect the skin barrier.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2023
For a quick spa treatment in the sky, these under-eye masks can rehydrate and firm the sensitive under-eye skin.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2023
First, the entire body is wrapped in clay that gently detoxes the body from impurities and rehydrates it with some of the world’s purest products.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
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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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