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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Moisten \Mois"ten\, verb (used with an object) [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
verb
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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