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humidify, v.|hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ|
[f. humid a. + -fy.]
trans. To render humid or moist; to moisten, damp. Hence huˈmidified ppl. a.; huˈmidifier, an apparatus for rendering the atmosphere moist.
1884Health Exhib. Catal. 109/1 Lacy's Patent Humidifier. 1885J. J. Manley Brit. Almanac Comp. 25 Air-heating, cooling, and humidifying apparatus for workshops. 1898Pop. Sci. Monthly LII. 470 Potted plants..sufficed to humidify the air. 1921C. V. Ekroth in A. Rogers Industr. Chem. (ed. 3) li. 1164 Humidified air keeps the exposed surfaces of the food soft and permeable. 1956H. Williamson Methods Bk. Design xxii. 358 Specially humidified paper will have to be wrapped in waterproof material. 1971Nature 24 Dec. 471/2 They..are maintained at 36° C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. |