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moira shearer | moirae | moirai | moire | moist | moisten | moistener | moistening | moistful | moistless | moistly

moisten

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Verb (usu participle)
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mois=ten
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1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

moistenv. t. 
  •  To make damp; to wet in a small degree.  [1913 Webster]
    "A pipe a little moistened on the inside."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To soften by making moist; to make tender.  [1913 Webster]
    "It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

moisten, v.tr. & intr. make or become moist.

THESAURUS

moisten

asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, douche, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, irrigate, paddle, slobber, slop, slosh, sparge, spatter, splash, splatter, sponge, spray, sprinkle, swash, syringe, water, wet, wet down

ROGET THESAURUS

moisten

Water

VB be watery, reek, add water, water, wet, moisten, dilute, dip, immerse, merge, immerge, submerge, plunge, souse, duck, drown, soak, steep, macerate, pickle, wash, sprinkle, lave, bathe, affuse, splash, swash, douse, drench, dabble, slop, slobber, irrigate, inundate, deluge, syringe, inject, gargle.

Moisture

VB moisten, wet, humect, humectate, sponge, damp, bedew, imbue, imbrue, infiltrate, saturate, soak, drench, be moist, not have a dry thread, perspire.


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