moisten
1Moisten — Mois ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moistening}.] 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. [1913 Webster] A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. [1913 …
2moisten — (v.) 1570s, from MOIST (Cf. moist) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Moistened; moistening. The earlier verb was simply moist (early 14c.), from O.Fr. moistir …
3moisten — || mɔɪsn v. make slightly wet, make damp …
4moisten — [v] make wet, damp bathe, bedew, dampen, dip, drench, humidify, lick, mist, moisturize, rain on, rinse, saturate, shower, soak, sog, sop, splash, splatter, spray, sprinkle, squirt, steam, steep, wash, water, water down, waterlog, wet; concept 256 …
5moisten — [mois′ən] vt., vi. to make or become moist moistener n …
6moisten — [[t]mɔ͟ɪs(ə)n[/t]] moistens, moistening, moistened VERB To moisten something means to make it slightly wet. [V n] She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat. [V ed] ...a moistened flannel …
7moisten — UK [ˈmɔɪs(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms moisten : present tense I/you/we/they moisten he/she/it moistens present participle moistening past tense moistened past participle moistened to make something slightly wet …
8moisten — verb Moisten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cloth, ↑lip …
9moisten — moist|en [ˈmɔısən] v [T] to make something slightly wet ▪ Moisten the clay if it seems too dry. ▪ She moistened her lips (=made her lips wet with her tongue) …
10moisten — verb (I, T) to become slightly wet, or to make something slightly wet: Moisten the clay if it seems too dry …
