rehydrate

[ ree-hahy-dreyt ]

/ riˈhaɪ dreɪt /

verb (used with object), re·hy·drat·ed, re·hy·drat·ing.

to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).

Nearby words

rehnquist, rehoboam, rehoboth beach, rehouse, rehovot, rehydrate, rehydration, reich, reicha, reichenberg, reichsbank

Origin of rehydrate

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

Related forms

re·hy·dra·tion, noun

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Medicine definitions for rehydrate

rehydrate

[ rē-hī′drāt′ ]

v.

To cause rehydration of something.

To replenish the body fluids of an individual.

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