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enmoisten

enmoisten verb: synonym of moisten.

Verb

enmoisten (third-person singular simple present enmoistens, present participle enmoistening, simple past and past participle enmoistened)

  1. Synonym of moisten.
    • 'Twas dawn, and the sprays from the river And mist had enmoistened the air1984, Sydney S. K. Fung, Shu Tim Lai, T'ang poets: index to English translations, page 351
    • Now, as your body, chaste and unimpaired By virgin birth, resumed its shape, The name you took of mother, and your lips Enmoistened with your happy tears;2007, Clive Brooks, Reading Latin poetry aloud, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    moisten

Synonyms of enmoisten

Forms of enmoisten

third-person singular presentenmoistens
present participleenmoistening
past participleenmoistened
pastenmoistened

Origin of enmoisten

From en- + moisten.

Questions about enmoisten

What does enmoisten mean?
Enmoisten means synonym of moisten.
What part of speech is enmoisten?
Enmoisten is a verb.
What is the past tense of enmoisten?
The past tense of enmoisten is enmoistened.

Words near enmoisten in the dictionary

  1. enmix
  2. enmixed
  3. enmixes
  4. enmixing
  5. enmixt
  6. enmoisten
  7. enmoistened
  8. enmoistening
  9. enmoistens
  10. Enmore
  11. enmossed

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