moisten : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: moisten	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for moisten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moisten v make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten, wash, dampen] moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" Synonym(s): drizzle, moisten
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.