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moisten


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Moisten  \Mois"ten\,  v.  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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}] 




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