moisturize

M3O1I1S1T1U1R1I1Z10E1
/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/

verb

To make more moist.

“moisturize your skin”

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

verbmoisturize (third-person singular simple present moisturizes, present participle moisturizing, simple past and past participle moisturized)

present singular third person moisturizes · participle present moisturizing · participle past moisturized · past moisturized

  1. transitiveTo make more moist.

    moisturize your skin

  2. transitiveTo make more humid.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake (more) humid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic رَطَّبَ
  • رَطَّبَ (raṭṭaba)to make more moist
Dutch bevochtigen, natmaken
  • bevochtigento make more moist
  • natmakento make more humid
Finnish kosteuttaa, kosteuttaa
  • kosteuttaato make more moist
  • kosteuttaato make more humid
German befeuchten, eincremen
  • befeuchtento make more moist
  • eincremento make more moist
  • Feuchtigkeit spendento make more humid
Italian idratare
  • idratareto make more moist
Spanish humidificar, humedecer
  • humidificarto make more moist
  • humedecerto make more moist
  • humidificarto make more humid
  • humedecerto make more humid
Swedish fukta, återfukta
  • fuktato make more moist
  • återfuktato make more moist
  • fuktato make more humid
Turkish nemlendirmek
  • nemlendirmekto make more moist
Cite this entry
APA

moisturize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moisturize

MLA

“moisturize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moisturize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moisturize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moisturize.

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