moisturize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English moisture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English moisturize From moisture + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make more moist.
moisturize your skin
- (transitive) To make more humid.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moisturizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| moisturizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| moisturized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| moisturized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
desiccate · dry · dehumidify
Deriveds
unmoisturized · moisturizer · moisturization · remoisturize
Synonyms
moisten · moisturise · humidify
Translations (17)
sv återfukta (to make more moist) · sv fukta (to make more moist) · ar رَطَّبَ (to make more moist) · it idratare (to make more moist) · es humedecer (to make more humid) · nl bevochtigen (to make more moist) · de Feuchtigkeit spenden (to make more humid) · es humidificar (to make more humid) · de befeuchten (to make more moist) · es humedecer (to make more moist) · fi kosteuttaa (to make more humid) · tr nemlendirmek (to make more moist) · fi kosteuttaa (to make more moist) · nl natmaken (to make more humid) · sv fukta (to make more humid) · de eincremen (to make more moist) · es humidificar (to make more moist)