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hydrating

hydrating is the present participle and gerund of hydrate.

Meaning of hydrate

Verb

hydrate (third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated)

  1. (transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.
    • A lotion can hydrate the skin.
  2. (slang) To drink water.
    Synonyms:
    bewater
  3. To load data from a database record into an object's variables

See all 5 meanings of hydrate

Questions about hydrating

What is hydrating the present participle and gerund of?
Hydrating is the present participle and gerund of hydrate.

Words near hydrating in the dictionary

  1. hydrate or diedrate
  2. hydrated
  3. hydrated silica
  4. hydrated silicas
  5. hydrates
  6. hydrating
  7. hydration
  8. hydration break
  9. hydrational
  10. hydrationally
  11. hydrations

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