2 definitions found
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 1.6 [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}]
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