hydrate C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈhaɪˌdreɪt/ UK /ˈhaɪdreɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to supply with water; a compound containing water molecules Remember to hydrate before the long hike. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to supply with water; a... moistenwetwatersaturate ↔ Opposites dehydratedrydesiccate Word family Derived forms hydrationhydratedhydrator Related forms hydroushydrogenanhydrous Etymology AI details Coined in chemistry from Ancient Greek hydor ('water') + the chemical suffix -ate. Hydor descends from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). hydor Ancient Greek *wodr Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hydrate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪˌdreɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪdreɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to supply with water; a compound containing water molecules ## Examples - Remember to hydrate before the long hike. ## Synonyms - moisten - wet - water - saturate ## Antonyms - dehydrate - dry - desiccate ## Derived Forms - hydration - hydrated - hydrator ## Related Forms - hydrous - hydrogen - anhydrous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hydor - Root: *wodr ## Etymology Coined in chemistry from Ancient Greek hydor ('water') + the chemical suffix -ate. Hydor descends from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). ## AI Etymology Hydrate is traced through this development: Coined in chemistry from Ancient Greek hydor ('water') + the chemical suffix -ate. Hydor descends from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a verb and noun, it means "to supply with water; a compound containing water molecules", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Ancient Greek hydor and Proto-Indo-European *wodr. Derivative forms include hydration, hydrated, hydrator; related words include hydrous, hydrogen, anhydrous. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown