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Definition of Moisten

1. Verb. Make moist. "The dew moistened the meadows"

2. Verb. Moisten with fine drops. "They moisten the bread with melted butter"; "Drizzle the meat with melted butter"

Definition of Moisten

1. v. t. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.

Definition of Moisten

1. Verb. (transitive) To make moist or moister. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To become moist or moister. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moisten

1. to make or become moist [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Moisten

1. 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) Origin: Moistened; Moistening. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moisten

moire topography moires moiré pattern moiré patterns moirés moiser moisers moissanite moist gangrene moist moment

moist rale moist tetter moist wart moisted moisten (current term) moistened moistener moisteners moistening moistens

moister moistest moistful moistify moisting moistless moistly moistness moistnesses

Literary usage of Moisten

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"L. Thus the senses were, to soften, moisten, modernus, belonging to the present mode .... moisten ; orig. sense, to soften, which (in molecule, an atom. ..."

2. A Method for the Identification of Pure Organic Compounds by a Systematic by Samuel Parsons Mulliken (1904)
"moisten a strip of paper with a mixture of equal parts of aniline and glacial acetic acid, removing any excess of the mixture with blotting-paper. ..."

3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"... and fell again with a delicate music, sparkling brightly in the sunshine and helping to moisten the air, warmed only by a stove in the room. ..."

4. A Reprint of Annual Reports and Other Papers on the Geology of the Virginias by William Barton Rogers (1884)
"My method is to moisten the end of the knife blade by applying it to the tongue, and then to remove several of the particles by adhesion. ..."

5. The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis with Special Consideration of by Julius Stieglitz (1908)
"moisten the substance with hydrochloric acid and test its behavior on a platinum wire in the flame. In case of doubt, match the flame color with that ..."

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