moisturize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English moisture

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English moisturize

From moisture + -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/

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Verb

moisturize (third-person singular simple present moisturizes, present participle moisturizing, simple past and past participle moisturized)

1. (transitive) To make more moist.

   moisturize your skin

2. (transitive) To make more humid.

Synonyms

• moisten
• moisturise
• humidify

Antonyms

• dry, desiccate
• dehumidify

Derived terms

• moisturization
• moisturizer
• remoisturize
• unmoisturized

Translations

to make more moist

• Arabic: رَطَّبَ (raṭṭaba)
• Dutch: bevochtigen (nl)
• Finnish: kosteuttaa (fi)
• German: befeuchten (de), (of skin:) eincremen (de)
• Italian: idratare (it)
• Spanish: humidificar (es), humedecer (es)
• Swedish: fukta (sv), återfukta
• Turkish: nemlendirmek (tr)

to make more humid

• Dutch: natmaken (nl)
• Finnish: kosteuttaa (fi)
• German: Feuchtigkeit spenden
• Spanish: humidificar (es), humedecer (es)
• Swedish: fukta (sv)