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moisten

verb

1 moisten

Make moist:
— The dew moistened the meadows.

synonyms: dampen, wash.

Roget 337: be watery etc. adj.; reek.    add water, water, wet; moisten etc. 339; dilute, dip, immerse; merge; ... show more

Roget 339: moisten, wet; humect, humectate; sponge, damp, bedew; imbue, imbrue, infiltrate, saturate; soak, drench ... show more

Dutch: bedrukken, bevochtigen

2 moisten

Moisten with fine drops.

synonym: drizzle.


Moby thesaurus: asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, douche, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, irrigate, paddle, slobber, slop, slosh ... show more.

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