hydrate
verb (hydrate, hydrates, hydrated, hydrating); noun (a hydrate, hydrates — chemistry)
Everyday
- To give water to your body or skin so it has enough: drink water to hydrate. tree →
- (science) To add water to something, or for a substance to combine with water. tree →
- (chemistry) A hydrate is a substance that has water joined into its crystals, such as blue copper sulfate. tree →
In the lessons
In PE, health and sport (stay hydrated on hot days); in chemistry lessons on crystals and reactions. Phrases: stay hydrated, hydrate your skin, rehydrate, dehydrated.
Examples
- Remember to hydrate during the football match. tree →
- Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated in the heat. tree →
- This cream hydrates dry skin. tree →
- Blue copper sulfate is a hydrate; heating it drives out the water. tree →
- Plants need to hydrate their cells to stand upright. tree →
- After being sick, sip water slowly to rehydrate. tree →
Note
Past: hydrated. Opposite: dehydrate (lose water). Noun: hydration. Signs of dehydration: thirst, headache, dark wee. Say HY-drate.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «hydrate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «hydrate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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