rehydrate

rehydrate
transitive verb Date: 1943 to restore fluid to (something dehydrated) • rehydratable adjectiverehydration noun

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  • rehydrate — ► VERB ▪ absorb or cause to absorb moisture after dehydration. DERIVATIVES rehydration noun …   English terms dictionary

  • rehydrate — [rē hī′drāt΄] vt. rehydrated, rehydrating to restore water or other liquid to (something that has been dehydrated) rehydration n …   English World dictionary

  • Rehydrate — To restore lost water to the body tissues and fluids. Prompt rehydration is imperative whenever dehydration occurs, from diarrhea, exposure, lack of drinking water, or medication use. Rehydration can be by oral or IV administration of fluids. * * …   Medical dictionary

  • rehydrate — rehydration, n. /ree huy drayt/, v.t., rehydrated, rehydrating. to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated). [1920 25; RE + HYDRATE, on the model of DEHYDRATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • rehydrate — verb To restore water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried …   Wiktionary

  • rehydrate — verb absorb or cause to absorb moisture after dehydration. Derivatives rehydratable adjective rehydration noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • rehydrate — re·hydrate …   English syllables

  • rehydrate — re•hy•drate [[t]riˈhaɪ dreɪt[/t]] v. t. drat•ed, drat•ing cvb to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated) re hy•dra′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • rehydrate — [c]/riˈhaɪdreɪt/ (say ree huydrayt) verb (rehydrated, rehydrating) –verb (t) 1. to replenish the fluid in (dehydrated plants). 2. to replenish the bodily fluids of. 3. to reconstitute (dried food, etc.) by the addition of water. –verb (i) 4. to… …  

  • rehydrate — v. 1 intr. absorb water again after dehydration. 2 tr. add water to (esp. food) again to restore to a palatable state. Derivatives: rehydratable adj. rehydration n …   Useful english dictionary

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