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rehydrate

/ɹihˈaɪdɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
re-hy-drate
IPA
/ɹihˈaɪdɹeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English rehydrate From re- + hydrate.

Inflected Forms

rehydrates (present, singular) rehydrating (participle, present) rehydrated (participle, past) rehydrated (past)

Derived Forms

rehydratable rehydrator

Frequently Paired Words

dehydrate hydrate reconstitute

Synonyms

proof bloom

Rhymes With

dehydrate

Questions

How do you pronounce rehydrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹihˈaɪdɹeɪt/.
What does rehydrate mean?
To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried.
Where does rehydrate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English rehydrate From re- + hydrate.

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