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moisten

mois·ten
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moi-suh n]
    • /ˈmɔɪ sən/
    • /ˈmɔɪ.sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moi-suh n]
    • /ˈmɔɪ sən/

Definitions of moisten word

  • noun moisten Wet slightly. 1
  • transitive verb moisten make slightly wet 1
  • verb moisten To moisten something means to make it slightly wet. 0
  • verb moisten to make or become moist 0

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Origin of moisten

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; moist + -en1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Moisten

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

moisten popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

moisten usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for moisten

verb moisten

  • drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
  • sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
  • dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
  • soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
  • saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.

Antonyms for moisten

verb moisten

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
  • dry out — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.

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