moisten

English

Etymology

moist +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪsən

Verb

moisten (third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened)

1. (transitive) To make moist or moister.
2. (intransitive) To become moist or moister.

Translations

to make moist

Armenian: թրջել (hy) (t'rǰel) Czech: navlhčit (cs) Finnish: kostuttaa (fi) French: humidifier (fr) German: anfeuchten, befeuchten Italian: inumidire (it)

Korean: 적시다 (jeogsida, jeok-) Romanian: uda (ro) Russian: увлажнять/увлажнить (uvlažn'át'/uvlažn'ít') Slovene: vlážiti (sl)

to become moist

Armenian: թրջվել (hy) (t'rǰvel) Finnish: kostua (fi) French: mouiller (fr)

Korean: 젖다 (jeojda, jeot-) Russian: увлажняться/увлажниться (uvlažn'át's'a/uvlažn'ít's'a)

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• moisien

Adjective

moisten

1. Genitive plural form of moinen.

Anagrams

• monesti, moniste

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• moysten

Verb

moisten (third-person singular simple present moisteth, present participle moistinge, simple past and past participle moisted)

1. to moisten (make more moist)