Fluoridate
[floo r-i-deyt, flawr-, flohr-] /ˈflʊər ɪˌdeɪt, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-/
verb (used with object), fluoridated, fluoridating.
1.
to introduce a into:
to fluoridate drinking water.
/ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt/
verb
1.
to subject (water) to fluoridation
v.
1949, back-formation from fluoridation. Related: Fluoridated; fluoridating.
fluoridate
(flr’ĭ-dāt’)
To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.
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