noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
any compound that contains water of crystallization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
Narrower terms: monohydrate
7
verb
Meaning 7
cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hydrate your skin
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dehydrate
Broader terms: humidify, moisturize, moisturise
Narrower terms: slack, slake
8
verb
Meaning 8
become hydrated and combine with water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: change
9
verb
Meaning 9
supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Arabic:
هَايْدْرَات
(haydrāt)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Armenian:
հիդրատ
(hidrat)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Azerbaijani:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Bulgarian:
хидра́т
(hidrát)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Catalan:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Chinese Mandarin:
水合物
(shuǐhéwù)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Czech:
hydrát
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Danish:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Dutch:
hydraat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Esperanto:
hidrato
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Estonian:
hüdraat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Finnish:
hydraatti
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
French:
hydrate
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Georgian:
ჰიდრატი
(hidraṭi)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
German:
Hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Greek:
ένυδρο άλας
(énydro álas)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Greek:
υδρίτης
(ydrítis)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Hindi:
जलीय
(jalīya)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Hungarian:
hidrát
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Icelandic:
hýdrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Ido:
hidrato
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Indonesian:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Irish:
hiodráit
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Italian:
idrato
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Japanese:
水和物
(suiwabutsu)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Kazakh:
гидрат
(gidrat)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Khmer:
អ៊ីដ្រាត
(ʼiidraat)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Korean:
수화물
(suhwamul)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Korean:
함수화합물
(hamsuhwahammul)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Kyrgyz:
гидрат
(gidrat)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Lithuanian:
hidrãtas
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Norwegian Bokmål:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Persian:
هیدرات
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Polish:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Polish:
wodzian
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Portuguese:
hidrato
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Romanian:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Russian:
гидра́т
(gidrát)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Serbo-Croatian:
хѝдра̄т
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Serbo-Croatian:
hìdrāt
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Slovene:
hidrát
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Spanish:
hidrato
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Swedish:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Tajik:
гидрат
(gidrat)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Thai:
ไฮเดรต
(haidret)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Turkish:
hidrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Ukrainian:
гідра́т
(hidrát)
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Vietnamese:
hydrat
— solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
Armenian:
հիդրատացնել
(hidratacʻnel)
— to absorb water
Bulgarian:
хидратирам
(hidratiram)
— to absorb water
Catalan:
hidratar
— to absorb water
Czech:
hydratovat
— to absorb water
Danish:
hydrere
— to absorb water
Dutch:
hydrateren
— to absorb water
French:
hydrater
— to absorb water
Greek:
ενυδατώνω
(enydatóno)
— to absorb water
Irish:
hiodráitigh
— to absorb water
Italian:
idratare
— to absorb water
Korean:
수화(水化)시키다
(suhwasikida)
— to absorb water
Polish:
nawodnić
— to absorb water
Polish:
nawadniać
— to absorb water
Polish:
uwodnić
— to absorb water
Polish:
uwadniać
— to absorb water
Portuguese:
hidratar
— to absorb water
Russian:
гидрати́ровать
(gidratírovatʹ)
— to absorb water