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moisturise

mois·tur·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mois-chuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈmɔɪs tʃəˌraɪz/
    • /ˈmɔɪs.tʃər.aɪ.zər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mois-chuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈmɔɪs tʃəˌraɪz/

Definitions of moisturise word

  • verb with object moisturise to add or restore moisture to (something): to moisturize one's skin with lotion; to moisturize air. 1
  • verb without object moisturise to make something moist; counteract a dry condition with moisture: a skin cream that moisturizes while you sleep. 1
  • noun moisturise Alternative spelling of moisturize. 1

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Origin of moisturise

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; moisture + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Moisturise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

moisturise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

moisturise usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for moisturise

verb moisturise

  • cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
  • oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
  • condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
  • treat — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
  • nourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.

Antonyms for moisturise

verb moisturise

  • 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.

Top questions with moisturise

  • how to moisturise beard?
  • how to moisturise dry hair?
  • how to moisturise and seal relaxed hair?
  • how to moisturise lips?
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