moisten

== English == === Etymology === From moist + -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔɪsən/ Rhymes: -ɔɪsən === Verb === moisten (third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened) (transitive) To make moist or moister. (intransitive) To become moist or moister. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === tomines, mistone, mestino, Monties, misnote, Simonet, sentimo == Finnish == === Alternative forms === moisien === Adjective === moisten genitive plural of moinen === Anagrams === monesti, moniste == Middle English == === Alternative forms === moiste, moystyn, moysten, moyst, mooysten === Etymology === From moiste +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔi̯stən/ === Verb === moisten to moisten (make moister) to supply or provide with moisture. (rare) to invigorate; to enliven. (rare) to become moist or moister. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: moist (obsolete as a verb) === References === “moisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.