1. (chemistry) undergo solvation or convert into a solvate
   "The salt began to solvate when added to the water"
    
2. (chemistry) cause a solvation in (a substance)
   "The chemist solvated the compound to study its properties"

1. A compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
   "The chemist studied the solvate formation in the reaction"

Derived forms: solvates, solvating, solvated

Type of: alter, change, change state, chemical compound, compound, modify, turn

Encyclopedia: Solvate