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hydrate

[hahy-drayt] / ˈhaɪ dreɪt /
VERB
moisturize, water
Synonyms
STRONG
combine with water drink water irrigate moisturize provide with water water
WEAK
Antonyms


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By the third inning, the children were taking a break from the heat, sipping on water, juice and soda to hydrate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"You still do the cuticle, you do the soaking and hydrate everything," says Buddemeier, "but you just put no polish on."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

So he did the unthinkable: He sent a tractor rigged with a water tank and hoses into the vineyard to hydrate his most vulnerable vines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Despite those conditions, the sodium vanadate hydrate continued to work effectively.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Mother called a hospital in Utah and begged them to give her an IV. “I need to hydrate him,” she said.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Methanol helps prevent freezing and the accumulation of solid hydrates that can plug gas-compression equipment and limit pipeline flow, and it acts as a solvent and corrosion inhibitor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Water, the main ingredient in most sports drinks, hydrates you.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

The challenge now is making sure everyone hydrates well to recover as quickly as possible.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

Developed by scientists at the University of Leeds, the saliva substitute is described as comparable to natural saliva in the way it hydrates the mouth and acts as a lubricant when food is chewed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023

It differs in a marked way from soda or potash in its solvent action on the oxides or hydrates of the metals.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

"For most healthy people, regular movement, exercise and staying hydrated are all that's needed to support normal lymphatic function," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rain watered crops, and soaked in to recharge the groundwater that hydrated the city — something that can’t happen now, when something like 40% of the city is covered over, impermeable to rain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

For most of us, that will keep us well hydrated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

In addition, the team found that each of the three moons has the same hydrated mineral that the team has not been able to identify.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

We were hydrated yesterday, but we’ve also been sweating a great deal in this heat.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Bubble Skincare founder and CEO Shai Eisenman says many of the customers who buy her products—such as the Cosmic Rain hydrating mist or Star Dew eye cream—say $20 is their price ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The fruit is also made up of about 92% water, making it a hydrating option during hot weather or after exercise.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Chen fitted me with what looked like an enormous diving mask that quickly filled with cool, hydrating mist — I felt droplets of water dripping from my eyes and down my cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

That brief chill allows the fat to firm and the panade to finish its quiet work, hydrating and binding.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

Be sure to moisturize with an ultra- hydrating serum like The Corporation’s new Skin So Right B14 Complex for Total Cell Renewal, made with essential vitamins, minerals, and concentrated yak’s bladder.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray



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