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Hydrate
01
any compound that contains water of crystallization
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
hydrates
to hydrate
01
to provide someone or something with water or fluids to ensure proper function or health
Transitive: to hydrate sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hydrate
3rd person singular
hydrates
Present participle
hydrating
Past simple
hydrated
Past participle
hydrated
Examples
Athletes are hydrating themselves with sports drinks during the marathon.
1.1
to take in water or fluids to stay healthy or maintain proper function
Intransitive
Examples
It 's essential to hydrate by drinking water throughout the day.
02
(chemistry) to combine and form a compound with water molecules
Intransitive
Examples
When calcium chloride is exposed to air, it hydrates by absorbing moisture from the atmosphere.
Lexical Tree
monohydrate
hydrate
