humectar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === umectar (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin humectare. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Homophone: umectar Hyphenation: hu‧mec‧tar === Verb === humectar (first-person singular present humecto, first-person singular preterite humectei, past participle humectado) (European Portuguese spelling) (higher register, transitive) synonym of humedecer ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “humectar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “humectar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin humectāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /umeɡˈtaɾ/ [u.meɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: hu‧mec‧tar === Verb === humectar (first-person singular present humecto, first-person singular preterite humecté, past participle humectado) (transitive, reflexive) to dampen Synonym: humedecer ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “humectar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025