Hyperhydrating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Supplying a body or system with far more water or fluid than it needs ; having been made excessively hydrated through extra intake of liquid
2. Giving someone or something a surplus of water or fluid beyond what is required ; causing an excessive build-up of liquid within an organism
3. Overloading the body with far more water than it can comfortably use or store during an ongoing process

Etymology: "Hyperhydrating" is the present participle of "hyperhydrate", a verb built from the prefix "hyper-", meaning over or excessive, and "hydrate", which comes from the Greek "hydor", water. Put together, the verb describes supplying or loading something with more water than it can comfortably hold, and the "-ing" ending simply turns that action into an ongoing process. The prefix "hyper-" comes from Greek "hyper", meaning "over" or "beyond", and it has been attached to many scientific and medical terms in English. "Hydrate" entered the language in chemistry, where it describes a substance combined with water, and "hyper-" was added to it to indicate an excess. The pairing is a plain technical formation, and the precise date of its first use is not one I can give with confidence.