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If the root hydro means “water,” what does the word hydrate mean?

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"ate," is a suffix, and I think it is used to transform words into verbs. Thus I think based on this assumption, "hydrate" means to absorb water. 
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Hydrate means to absorb water. Hope this helps. <3 
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