fluoridate

[ floor-i-deyt, flawr-, flohr- ]

verb (used with object),fluor·i·dat·ed, fluor·i·dat·ing.

to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.

Origin of fluoridate

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from fluoridation

Other words from fluoridate

de·fluor·i·date, verb (used with object), de·fluor·i·dat·ed, de·fluor·i·dat·ing.

Words Nearby fluoridate

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How to use fluoridate in a sentence

As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers | Michael Schulson | July 27, 2016 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers | Michael Schulson | July 27, 2016 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fluoridate

fluoridate

/ (ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt) /

verb

to subject (water) to fluoridation

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Scientific definitions for fluoridate

fluoridate

[ flur′ĭ-dāt′ ]

To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.

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