Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hydrates, present participle hydrating, past tense, past participle hydrated
1. variable noun
A hydrate is a chemical compound that contains water.
...aluminium hydrate.
2. verb
If a substance hydrates your skin, it makes it softer and less dry.
After-sun products will cool and hydrate your skin. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: moisten, wet, water, soak More Synonyms of hydrate
hydrate in British English
(ˈhaɪdreɪt)
noun
1.
a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing the constitution of the substance
2.
a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) dissociates into sulphur trioxide (SO3) and water (H2O)
3. (not in technical usage)
a chemical compound, such as a carbohydrate, that contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio two to one
verb
4.
to undergo or cause to undergo treatment or impregnation with water
Derived forms
hydration (hyˈdration)
noun
hydrator (ˈhydrator)
noun
Word origin
C19: from hydro- + -ate1
hydrate in American English
(ˈhaɪˌdreɪt)
noun
1.
a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio
plaster of Paris, 2CaSO4·H2O, is a hydrate
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhyˌdrated or ˈhyˌdrating
2.
to become or cause to become a hydrate
3.
to combine with water
Derived forms
hydration (hyˈdration)
noun
hydrator (ˈhyˌdrator)
noun
Word origin
hydro- + -ate1
Examples of 'hydrate' in a sentence
hydrate
You need to hydrate all the time and take on the right foods.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(verb)
Definition
to treat or impregnate (a substance) with water
Other natural ingredients hydrate and soften skin.
Synonyms
moisten
She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
wet
Wet the fabric with a damp sponge before ironing.
water
Water the plants once a week.
soak
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
dampen
She took the time to dampen a cloth and wash her face.
moisturize
bedew
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bedew
Synonyms
sprinkle,
water,
wet,
shower,
spray,
soak,
dampen,
drench,
moisten,
besprinkle
in the sense of dampen
Definition
to make damp
She took the time to dampen a cloth and wash her face.
Synonyms
moisten,
wet,
spray,
make damp,
bedew,
besprinkle
in the sense of soak
Definition
to put or lie in a liquid so as to become thoroughly wet
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.