rehydrate

re·hy·drate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-hahy-dreyt]
- /riˈhaɪ dreɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-hahy-dreyt]
- /riˈhaɪ dreɪt/

Definitions of rehydrate word

verb with object rehydrate to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated). 1
verb rehydrate to hydrate again 0
verb transitive rehydrate to restore water or other liquid to (something that has been dehydrated) 0

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Origin of rehydrate

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Rehydrate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rehydrate

rehydrate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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