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rehydrate - 4 dictionary results

re⋅hy⋅drate

[ree-hahy-dreyt]
–verb (used with object), -drat⋅ed, -drat⋅ing.
to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).

Origin:
1920–25; re- + hydrate, on the model of dehydrate


re⋅hy⋅dra⋅tion, noun
re·hy·drate   (rē-hī'drāt')   
tr.v.   re·hy·drat·ed, re·hy·drat·ing, re·hy·drates
  1. To cause (something dehydrated) to take up fluid.
  2. To replenish the body fluids of.
re'hy·dra'tion n.

Main Entry: re·hy·drate
Pronunciation: (')rE-'hI-"drAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -drat·ed; -drat·ing
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated); especially : to restore body fluid lost in dehydration to <rehydrate a patient> —re·hy·dra·tion /"rE-"hI-'drA-sh&n/ noun

rehydrate re·hy·drate (rē-hī'drāt')
v. re·hy·drat·ed, re·hy·drat·ing, re·hy·drates

  1. To cause rehydration of something.
  2. To replenish the body fluids of an individual.

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