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Webster 1913 Edition

Moisten

Mois′ten

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Moistened
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Moistening
.]
1.
To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
A pipe a little
moistened
on the inside.
Bacon.
2.
To soften by making moist; to make tender.
It
moistened
not his executioner’s heart with any pity.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Moisten

MOISTEN

,
Verb.
T.
mois'n. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
A pipe a little moistened on the inside.
His bones are moistened with marrow. Job 21.

Definition 2025

moisten

moisten

English

Verb

moisten ‎(third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened)

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

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

Adjective

moisten

  1. Genitive plural form of moinen.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Verb

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

  1. to moisten (make more moist)

Etymology

From moist +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔɪsən

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