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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Moisten \Mois"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Moistening.]
     1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A pipe a little moistened on the inside. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To soften by making moist; to make tender.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It moistened not his executioner's heart with any
              pity.                                 --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     Middle English vb.
     1 to (l en moisten) (gloss: make moister)
     2 to supply or provide with moisture.
     3 (lb enm rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
     4 (lb enm rare) to become moist or moister.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make moist or moister.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become moist or moister.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make moist or moister.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become moist or moister.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     Middle English vb.
     1 to (l en moisten) (gloss: make moister)
     2 to supply or provide with moisture.
     3 (lb enm rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
     4 (lb enm rare) to become moist or moister.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make moist or moister.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become moist or moister.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     Middle English vb.
     1 to (l en moisten) (gloss: make moister)
     2 to supply or provide with moisture.
     3 (lb enm rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
     4 (lb enm rare) to become moist or moister.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make moist or moister.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become moist or moister.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     Englanti vb.
     kostuttaa

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     a.
     (taivm-nomini k=fi luok=s perusmuoto=moinen luku=mon sija=gen)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moisten
     Engelska vb.
     fukta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  بلّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  moisten //ˈmɔɪsən// 
  1. навлажнявам се
  to become moist
  2. навлажнявам
  to make moist

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  vlhčit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  zvlhčit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/ 
  navlhčit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/ 
  gwlychu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/ 
  befeuchten, anfeuchten, benetzen, netzen 
        "he/she moistens"  - er/sie befeuchtet
        "I/he/she moistened"  - ich/er/sie befeuchtete
     Synonyms: dampen, damp, wet
  
   see: moistening, dampening, damping, wetting, moistened, dampened, damped, wetted
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  
  υγραίνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  moisten //ˈmɔɪsən// 
  1. kostua
  to become moist
  2. kostuttaa
  to make moist

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/ 
  1. नम~करना
        "Moisten the cloth and put on his brow."
        "He moistened his lips out of habit."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  natopiti, ovlažiti, pokisnuti, pokvasiti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  moisten /ˈmɔɪsən/ 
    zwilżać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/ 
  umedecer

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  moisten /mˈɔɪsən/
  1. ıslatmak
  2. ıslanmak, nemlenmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɔɪsən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "moisten":
     asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash,
     dew, douche, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify,
     irrigate, paddle, slobber, slop, slosh, sparge, spatter, splash,
     splatter, sponge, spray, sprinkle, swash, syringe, water, wet,
     wet down
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 弄湿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 弄湿
     vi. 变潮湿

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