enmoisten

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verb

Synonym of moisten.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person enmoistens · participle present enmoistening · participle past enmoistened · past enmoistened

  1. Synonym of moisten.

    'Twas dawn, and the sprays from the river And mist had enmoistened the air

    1984, Sydney S. K. Fung, Shu Tim Lai, T'ang poets: index to English translations, page 351
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    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

    A temple of tears would be built upon the marshes of memory And I am able to write again While tears of elation enmoisten my eyes. ...

    2015, Daemeon Pratt, Lying in Bed With Daemeon Pratt, →ISBN

    Synonyms: moisten

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verbSynonym of moisten.

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APA

enmoisten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enmoisten

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“enmoisten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enmoisten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enmoisten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enmoisten.

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