moisten

English

Etymology

From 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)

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

Translations

to make moist

Armenian: թրջել (hy) (tʿrǰel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 使湿润
Czech: navlhčit
Esperanto: malsekigi
Finnish: kostuttaa (fi)
French: humidifier (fr)
Old French: amoistir
German: anfeuchten (de), befeuchten (de)
Ido: arozetar (io)

Italian: inumidire (it)
Korean: 적시다 (ko) (jeogsida, jeok-)
Latin: lavo
Maori: takawai, whakamākū, whakamākūkū
Portuguese: humedecer (pt), umedecer (pt), humidecer
Quechua: ch'aranchay, huq'uchay
Romanian: uda (ro), umezi (ro)
Russian: увлажня́ть (ru) (uvlažnjátʹ), увлажни́ть (ru) (uvlažnítʹ)
Slovene: vlážiti

to become moist

Armenian: թրջվել (hy) (tʿrǰvel)
Finnish: kostua (fi)
French: mouiller (fr)
German: feucht werden

Ido: humideskar (io)
Korean: 젖다 (ko) (jeojda, jeot-)
Russian: увлажня́ться (ru) (uvlažnjátʹsja), увлажни́ться (ru) (uvlažnítʹsja)
Westrobothnian: rågn

Anagrams

mestino, misnote

Finnish

Alternative forms

moisien

Adjective

moisten

Genitive plural form of moinen.

Anagrams

monesti, moniste

Middle English

Alternative forms

moysten

Verb

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

to moisten (make more moist)

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