Hydrate
/ˈhaɪdreɪt/
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Definition
Hydrate as a verb means to give or take in water, especially to keep your body or something else full of water. It is important for health because water helps the body work well. As a noun, hydrate is a special chemical that has water attached to it inside its structure.
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To supply water to the body or an object
- •You should hydrate well after exercise to replace lost water.
- •Plants need to hydrate regularly to stay healthy.
- •The lotion helps to hydrate dry skin.
A chemical compound that contains water molecules inside it
- •Some minerals are hydrates because they have water inside their crystals.
- •Chemists study hydrates to understand their properties.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "hydrate" like "drink" (A1 word), but it means more than just drinking—it means making sure water is inside and working in the body or object.
- ✓Picture a dry plant getting water and becoming fresh and green again.
- ✓It's the feeling when you drink water after being very thirsty and your mouth feels better.
- ✓Sounds like "high-drate" → imagine water making something "high" or full of life again.
- ✓Think about athletes who always carry water bottles to stay hydrated during sports.
- ✓NOT like "wet" (just surface water), "hydrate" means water is inside and helping something work.
- ✓NOT like "moisten" (small water on surface), "hydrate" is deeper, like filling up from the inside.
- ✓As a noun, NOT like "water" alone, but water combined tightly with another chemical.
Try Other Words
- •Moisten: to make something slightly wet (Use when water is only on the surface)
- •Water: to give water to plants or soil (Use when focusing on plants or soil, less about the body)
- •Replenish fluids: to replace lost water in the body (Use in health or sports contexts)
- •Quench thirst: to stop feeling thirsty (Use when focusing on the feeling of thirst)
Unboxing
- •Prefix/root/suffix: "hydro-" (water) + "-ate" (verb suffix meaning to cause or make)
- •Etymology: From Greek "hydor" meaning water, combined with a suffix to form a verb
- •Historical development: Used since the 19th century in chemistry and health to mean adding or containing water
- •Modern usage: Common in health advice to mean drinking enough water and in chemistry for compounds with water
Reflect & Connect
•How does staying hydrated affect your daily energy and mood?
•Can you think of situations where it is harder or easier to hydrate well?
Fill in the blanks
1.After running for a long time, it is important to hydrate ___ to avoid feeling tired.
2.The cream is designed to hydrate dry skin and make it ___.
3.Unlike just wetting the surface, to hydrate means water goes ___ inside.
4.Plants will not grow well if they do not hydrate ___ and often.
5.Hydrate as a noun means a chemical that has ___ inside its structure.
6.Athletes drink water to hydrate ___ and keep their bodies working well.
7.You can hydrate your body by drinking water, but you cannot hydrate ___ by just touching it.