rehydrate

[ ree-hahy-dreyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·hy·drat·ed, re·hy·drat·ing.

1. to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).

Other Words From

• rehy·dration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehydrate¹

1920–25; re- + hydrate, on the model of dehydrate

Example Sentences

This will keep the water at ground level, where a tortoise of any size can easily take a drink or even step into the water and rehydrate through the skin.

From Popular-Science

I nurse a cup of instant soup, freckled with rehydrated corn and carrot, warming my hands.

From Nautilus

When the wearer pushes a button, a small reservoir of water is released to rehydrate the sensor, which analyzes accumulated breath droplets on the inside of the mask and produces a result within 90 minutes.

From MIT Technology Review

Water is thus a perfectly good way to rehydrate for those of us not working out intensely for long periods of time.

From Popular-Science

Back home, the researchers rehydrated the pellets, gave them bacteria food and waited for growth.

From Science News