| VERB | change | moisten, wash, dampen | make moist |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | moisten, drizzle | moisten with fine drops |
| Sounds | moy'sahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | make moist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The dew moistened the meadows" | |
| Synonyms | wash, dampen | |
| Narrower | baste | Cover with liquid / liquid before cooking |
| humidify, moisturize, moisturise | make (more) humid | |
| Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
| Spanish | hidratar, humectar, humedecer, lavar, mojar | |
| Catalan | humitejar, mullar, xopar | |
| Nouns | moistener | a device that dampens or moistens something |
| moistening | the act of making something slightly wet | |
| moisture | wetness caused by water | |
| Meaning | moisten with fine drops. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | drizzle | |
| Broader | sprinkle, splash, splosh | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to spatter about, especially with force |
| Spanish | humedecerse, humedecer, lloviznar, mojarse, mojar, rociar | |
| Catalan | brusquinejar, humitejar-se, humitejar, mullar-se, mullar, plovisquejar, roinejar | |
| Nouns | moistening | the act of making something slightly wet |
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