hydrate
noun
- chemical with added water molecules
verb
- take in water
- add moisture to, add moisture again, moist
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹeɪt/ / /ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ / /hɑɪˈdɹæɪt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
- A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- Water.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
- To take up, consume or become linked to water.
“A lotion can hydrate the skin.”
- To drink water.
- To load data from a database record into an object's variables