hydrate

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Canada, US, UK/haɪˈdɹeɪt/Canada, US, UK/ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/Australia/hɑeˈdɹæɪt/Australia/ˈhɑedɹæɪt/

noun

A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

“A lotion can hydrate the skin.”

Similar
bewater
Opposite
dehydrate
OriginFrench hydrate ← Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr →
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Meanings

nounhydrate (plural hydrates)

plural hydrates

  1. chemistryA solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
  2. rarechemistryWater.
verbhydrate (third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated)

present singular third person hydrates · participle present hydrating · participle past hydrated · past hydrated

  1. transitiveTo take up, consume or become linked to water.

    A lotion can hydrate the skin.

  2. To drink water.

    Synonyms: bewater

  3. computingTo load data from a database record into an object's variables

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo drink water.

Similar
bewater

More synonyms by meaning

verbcause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to

Opposite
dehydrate
Broader
humidifymoisturizemoisturise
Also see
drinkgulpmoistpoundsinkslamtoss

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydr-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate

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

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Translations

Arabic هَايْدْرَات
  • هَايْدْرَات (haydrāt)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Bulgarian хидра́т, хидратирам
  • хидра́т (hidrát)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • хидратирам (hidratiram)to absorb water
Catalan hidrat, hidratar
  • hidratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hidratarto absorb water
Chinese Mandarin 水合物
  • 水合物 (shuǐhéwù)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Czech hydrát, hydratovat
  • hydrátsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hydratovatto absorb water
Danish hydrat, hydrere
  • hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hydrereto absorb water
Dutch hydraat, hydrateren
  • hydraatsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hydraterento absorb water
Esperanto hidrato
  • hidratosolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Estonian hüdraat
  • hüdraatsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Finnish hydraatti
  • hydraattisolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
French hydrate, hydrater
  • hydratesolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hydraterto absorb water
German Hydrat
  • Hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Greek ένυδρο άλας, υδρίτης
  • ένυδρο άλας (énydro álas)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • υδρίτης (ydrítis)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • ενυδατώνω (enydatóno)to absorb water
Hindi जलीय
  • जलीय (jalīya)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Hungarian hidrát
  • hidrátsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Icelandic hýdrat
  • hýdratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Indonesian hidrat
  • hidratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Irish hiodráit, hiodráitigh
  • hiodráitsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hiodráitighto absorb water
Italian idrato, idratare
  • idratosolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • idratareto absorb water
Japanese 水和物
  • 水和物 (suiwabutsu)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Korean 수화물, 함수화합물
  • 수화물 (suhwamul)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • 함수화합물 (hamsuhwahammul)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • 수화(水化)시키다 (suhwasikida)to absorb water
Lithuanian hidrãtas
  • hidrãtassolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Norwegian Bokmål hydrat
  • hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Persian هیدرات
  • هیدراتsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Polish hydrat, wodzian
  • hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • wodziansolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • nawodnićto absorb water
  • nawadniaćto absorb water
  • uwodnićto absorb water
  • uwadniaćto absorb water
Portuguese hidrato, hidratar
  • hidratosolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hidratarto absorb water
Romanian hidrat
  • hidratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Russian гидра́т, гидрати́ровать
  • гидра́т (gidrát)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • гидрати́ровать (gidratírovatʹ)to absorb water
Spanish hidrato, hidratar
  • hidratosolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
  • hidratarto absorb water
Swedish hydrat
  • hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Thai ไฮเดรต
  • ไฮเดรต (haidret)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Turkish hidrat
  • hidratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Ukrainian гідра́т
  • гідра́т (hidrát)solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Vietnamese hydrat
  • hydratsolid compound containing or linked to water molecules

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

threadydearthy
Cite this entry
APA

hydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrate

MLA

“hydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrate.

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