Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To cause to take excessive fluids into the body, as through intravenous injection.

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Examples

  • There is an exception to the water rule: Although it is rare, there is the possibility that you could overhydrate.

    Fire Up Your Metabolism Lyssie Lakatos 2004

  • The condition has also been seen in young army recruits who "overhydrate" after training.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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