fluoridate

Definition of Fluoridate in English :

1. fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize

subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride

Example Sentences:
'fluoridized water'
'fluoridize the teeth of children'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fluoridate

verb

to subject (water) to fluoridation

. Also: fluoridize, fluoridise (ˈflʊərɪˌdaɪz)

verb transitiveWord forms: fluˈoriˌdated or fluˈoriˌdating

to add fluorides to (a supply of drinking water) in order to reduce the incidence of caries in the teeth

tr.v. fluor·i·dat·ed, fluor·i·dat·ing, fluor·i·dates

To add a fluorine compound to (a drinking water supply, for example) for the purpose of reducing tooth decay.