From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhydratehy‧drate1 /ˈhaɪdreɪt/ verb [transitive] to supply someone or something with water to keep them healthy and in good condition OPP dehydrate After you run, drink plenty of water to stay well hydrated.Grammar Hydrate is usually passive. —hydration /haɪˈdreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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hydrate• Many of the rescued birds are being hydrated with electrolytes and kept warm on a heating pad.hydratehydrate2 noun [countable] technical HCa chemical substance that contains waterExamples from the Corpus
hydrate• Animals were kept under light anaesthesia thereafter with ip chloral hydrate.• Another large reservoir of fossil fuels, solid gas hydrates, has recently come to public recognition.Origin hydrate2 (1800-1900) hydro- 