moisten

English

Etymology

From moist + -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪsən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪsən

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To make moist or moister.

   She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips.

2. (intransitive) To become moist or moister.

   His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of moisten

infinitive	(to) moisten
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	moisten	moistened
2nd-person singular	moisten, moistenest†	moistened, moistenedst†
3rd-person singular	moistens, moisteneth†	moistened
plural	moisten
subjunctive	moisten	moistened
imperative	moisten	—
participles	moistening	moistened

^† Archaic or obsolete.

Derived terms

• bemoisten
• enmoisten
• moistenable
• moistener
• overmoisten
• premoisten
• premoistened
• remoisten
• unmoistened

Translations

to make moist

Armenian: թրջել (hy) (tʻrǰel) Bulgarian: навлажнявам (bg) (navlažnjavam) Catalan: humectar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 使湿润 Czech: navlhčit Egyptian: (jwḥ) Esperanto: malsekigi Finnish: kostuttaa (fi) French: humidifier (fr), humecter (fr) Old French: amoistir Galician: mollar (gl), humedecer (gl) German: anfeuchten (de), befeuchten (de) Ido: arozetar (io) Italian: inumidire (it) Korean: 적시다 (ko) (jeoksida) Latin: madefacio, lavo (la), imbuō, arrōrō Māori: takawai, whakamākū, whakamākūkū Middle English: moisten Persian: خیسیدن sg (xīsīdan) Portuguese: humedecer (pt), umedecer (pt), humidecer, molhar (pt) Quechua: ch'aranchay, huq'uchay Romanian: uda (ro), umezi (ro), muia (ro) Russian: увлажня́ть (ru) (uvlažnjátʹ), увлажни́ть (ru) (uvlažnítʹ) Serbo-Croatian: вла̏жити impf, vlažiti (sh) impf Slovene: vlážiti Spanish: humedecer (es), mojar (es), humectar (es) Ukrainian: зволо́жувати impf (zvolóžuvaty), зволо́жити pf (zvolóžyty)

to become moist

Armenian: թրջվել (hy) (tʻrǰvel) Bulgarian: навлажнявам се (navlažnjavam se) Czech: vlhnout, zvlhnout Finnish: kostua (fi) French: mouiller (fr) Galician: mollar (gl), humedecer (gl) German: feucht werden Ido: humideskar (io) Ingrian: nahistua Korean: 젖다 (ko) (jeotda) Persian: خیساندن (fa) (xīsāndan) Russian: увлажня́ться (ru) (uvlažnjátʹsja), увлажни́ться (ru) (uvlažnítʹsja) Spanish: humedecerse, mojarse, humectarse (es) Ukrainian: зволо́жуватися impf (zvolóžuvatysja), зволо́житися pf (zvolóžytysja)

Anagrams

• tomines, mistone, mestino, Monties, misnote, Simonet, sentimo

Finnish

Alternative forms

• moisien

Adjective

moisten

1. genitive plural of moinen

Anagrams

• monesti, moniste

Middle English

Alternative forms

• moiste, moystyn, moysten, moyst, mooysten

Etymology

From moiste +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔi̯stən/

Verb

moisten

1. to moisten (make moister)
2. to supply or provide with moisture.
3. (rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
4. (rare) to become moist or moister.

Conjugation

Conjugation of moisten (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) moisten, moiste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	moiste	moisted(e)
2nd-person singular	moistest	moistedest
3rd-person singular	moisteth	moisted(e)
subjunctive singular	moiste
imperative singular	—
plural1	moisten, moiste	moisteden, moisted(e)
imperative plural	moisteth, moiste	—
participles	moistynge, moistende	moisted, ymoisted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: moist (obsolete as a verb)

References

• “moisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.