Moisten

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moisten \Mois"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moistened}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Moistening}.]
     1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
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              A pipe a little moistened on the inside. --Bacon.


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     2. To soften by making moist; to make tender.
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              It moistened not his executioner's heart with any
              pity.                                 --Fuller.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moisten
       v 1: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {wash}, {dampen}]
       2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted
          butter" [syn: {drizzle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "moisten":
     asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash,
     dew, douche, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify,
     irrigate, paddle, slobber, slop, slosh, sparge, spatter, splash,
     splatter, sponge, spray, sprinkle, swash, syringe, water, wet,
     wet down