humedecer

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === umedecer (Brazil) humidecer === Pronunciation === (Portugal, with elision) IPA(key): [umdˈseɾ] Homophone: umedecer Hyphenation: hu‧me‧de‧cer === Verb === humedecer (first-person singular present humedeço, first-person singular preterite humedeci, past participle humedecido) (European Portuguese spelling) to humidify to moisten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== húmido / úmido === Further reading === “humedecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From húmedo +‎ -ecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /umedeˈθeɾ/ [u.me.ð̞eˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /umedeˈseɾ/ [u.me.ð̞eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: hu‧me‧de‧cer === Verb === humedecer (first-person singular present humedezco, first-person singular preterite humedecí, past participle humedecido) (transitive, reflexive) to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Further reading ==== “humedecer”, 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