hydrate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to supply with water; a... moisten wet water saturate

Opposites

dehydratedry desiccate

Word family

Derived forms hydrationhydratedhydrator

Related forms hydroushydrogenanhydrous

Etymology

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

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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