moisten

English

Etymology

From moist +‎ -en.

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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.

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Adjective

moisten

  1. Genitive plural form of moinen.

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Verb

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

  1. to moisten (make more moist)

Descendants
  • English: moist (obsolete as a verb)
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