Meanings
verbhumectate (third-person singular simple present humectates, present participle humectating, simple past and past participle humectated)
present singular third person humectates · participle present humectating · participle past humectated · past humectated
- obsoleteTo moisten.
Origin
- Latinhumectātus
- Englishhumectate
First attested in 1640; borrowed from Latin humectātus, perfect passive participle of humectō/ūmectō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from humectus/ūmectus (“moist”).
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Bulgarian овлажнявам
- овлажнявам (ovlažnjavam)To moisten
Portuguese humectar
- humectarTo moisten
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Chicago
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