moisten

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verb

1. make moist (Freq. 3)
- The dew moistened the meadows
• Syn:
wash, dampen
• Derivationally related forms:
dampener (for: dampen), dampening (for: dampen), moistener, moisture, moistening
• Hypernyms:
wet
• Hyponyms:
humidify, moisturize, moisturise, baste
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. moisten with fine drops
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
• Syn:
drizzle
• Derivationally related forms:
moistening
• Hypernyms:
sprinkle, splash, splosh
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  drizzle, wash, dampen