moistenv.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪsn/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪsn/

Forms: 1500s–1600s moistned (past tense and past participle), 1500s–1600s moysten, 1500s–1600s moystned (past tense and past participle), 1500s– moisten; Scottish pre-1700 moystan, 1700s– moisten.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moist adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < moist adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier moist v.It is possible that some of the Middle English infinitive forms in -en at moist v. may represent this verb, although finite or participial forms are not attested from this period.

†1. transitive. figurative. To nourish, refresh (a person or thing). Also: to soften or make weak (the heart). Cf. moist v. 3. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > make (more) sensitive or tender [verb (transitive)] > specifically of the heart

moistc1390

tender1390

woke1393

asoftc1430

supply1534

dulce1558

entender1591

douce1593

unstone1594

moisten?a1661

1549 W. Baldwin Canticles of Salomon iv. xxxiii sig. Fiv Thou my spouse of gardeyns art a wel, Thy dewie fayth doth moysten euery coost.

?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. B Whether it be false fetches of deceiuable flatterers or..their hearts moystened with venomed practises of stubborne will.

?a1661 T. Fuller in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1864) (at cited word) It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity.

a. transitive. To make moist, damp, or wet; to wet superficially or moderately. Also †intransitive (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > make wet [verb (transitive)]

weta950

bathec1000

drenchc1230

blotenc1325

danka1350

anointa1375

moista1382

beshed1382

moil?a1425

madefy?1440

arrouse1480

moisturea1500

humect1531

intinct1547

moisten1559

rinse1579

inebriate1610

irrigate1615

slocken1627

irriguate1632

humectate1640

madidate1656

slake1810

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 133 Lay the moyst cloth to the place, and as oft as it dryeth, moysten it again.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 489 Noble riuers, the Rine and Danubius,..and many other, that runne by Fraunce, that moisten the Countreyes all about.

1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. clxxiii. 483 It looseth and scattereth humors, warmeth and moisteneth.

1611 Bible (King James) Job xxi. 24 His breasts are full of milke, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

a1680 S. Charnock Two Disc. (1699) 29 Water cannot but moisten, Fire cannot but burn.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Apricock Moisten them [sc. apricots] with a Spoonful of Water or Vinegar.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 5 Aug. 137 Shower has succeeded shower..and many curls have been moistened to flaccidity.

1823 C. Lamb Grace before Meat in Elia 211 The savoury soup and messes steaming up the nostrils, and moistening the lips of the guests with desire.

1850 O. Winslow Inner Life iii. 88 No tears of repentance have ever moistened the eyes.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ More William (1924) xi. 194 He moistened his lips. ‘This is an outrage,’ he spluttered.

1989 Scotl. on Sunday 28 May 2 There are unlikely to be enough showers significantly to moisten those areas which missed last week's thunderstorms and still have high fire risk conditions.

b. transitive. spec. To wet (the lips, throat, etc.) with drink; to provide with refreshment in the form of drink. Also intransitive (occasionally with up): to have a drink. Cf. moist v. 4b.Occasionally humorous, or with ironic understatement in sense ‘to become drunk’.to moisten one's clay: see clay n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > slake thirst

moistc1400

moisten1567

slack1631

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxi. f. 388^v Cause a glasse of water to be brought vnto me, yt I may moisten my mouth.

1603 tr. Batchelars Banquet iii. sig. B4^v The cups of wine haue..halfe a dosen times moystned their lips with the sweet ioyce of the purpled grape.

1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker i. iii. 15 There is that, Will moisten his mouth too, something to purge His melancholy, and make the heart dance.

1741 tr. Marquis d'Argens Chinese Lett. xl. 313 This same Priest..takes care to moisten his Prayers by drinking every now and then a large Glass of Wine.

1796 G. Brewer Bannian Day I. ii. 8 To moisten my eye, Mister purser, says I, Pray where's my allowance of grog?

a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 355 If you drink much after a mighty feast, Moistening your thirsty maw, you will sleep well.

1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 185 [He] should moisten his gulletpipe free at her Expense.

1851 Alta California (San Francisco) 10 Aug. 2/1 With his usual generous courtesy, ‘Come, gents, let us moisten.’

1863 ‘E. Kirke’ My Southern Friends iii. 46 You shall ‘moisten up’ at the doctor's.

1897 L. Binyon Supper 11 Moisten your mouth then, ere you begin. I pledge you, friends. Your health!

1969 J. Wainwright Take-over Men vi. 92 He swirled the wine in his glass,..moistened his lips with it,..then said: ‘Graves, I think.’..‘No. I rather think Pomerol.’

1983 D. Clifford Affair of Forest xi. 90 He had been able to moisten his throat at the clear streams of water which crossed the track.

3. intransitive. To become moist. Of an eye: to fill with tears.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > be or become slightly wet [verb (intransitive)] > become slightly wet

undryc1440

dank1590

dew1658

dampen1686

moisten1755

bemoisten1821

1755 H. Walpole Let. 19 Oct. (1840) III. 161 I have told you what I think ought to sluice my public eye; and your private eye too will moisten, when I tell you [etc.]

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 73 Nor let her..blue eye Moisten, till she had lighted on his wound.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. v. 87 The burning eyes of her Indian Bacchus fixed on her till their brightness moistened and flashed.

1988 G. Swift Out of this World 30 He held Sophie for the very first time—and I saw him smile and his eyes moisten.

1997 Prevention (Electronic ed.) 1 Feb. 138 Your heart quickens. Your lips moisten. You feel the flush of excitement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	moisten
释义	moistenv. Brit. /ˈmɔɪsn/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪsn/ Forms: 1500s–1600s moistned (past tense and past participle), 1500s–1600s moysten, 1500s–1600s moystned (past tense and past participle), 1500s– moisten; Scottish pre-1700 moystan, 1700s– moisten. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moist adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < moist adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier moist v.It is possible that some of the Middle English infinitive forms in -en at moist v. may represent this verb, although finite or participial forms are not attested from this period. †1. transitive. figurative. To nourish, refresh (a person or thing). Also: to soften or make weak (the heart). Cf. moist v. 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > make (more) sensitive or tender [verb (transitive)] > specifically of the heart moistc1390 tender1390 woke1393 asoftc1430 supply1534 dulce1558 entender1591 douce1593 unstone1594 moisten?a1661 1549 W. Baldwin Canticles of Salomon iv. xxxiii sig. Fiv Thou my spouse of gardeyns art a wel, Thy dewie fayth doth moysten euery coost. ?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. B Whether it be false fetches of deceiuable flatterers or..their hearts moystened with venomed practises of stubborne will. ?a1661 T. Fuller in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1864) (at cited word) It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. 2. a. transitive. To make moist, damp, or wet; to wet superficially or moderately. Also †intransitive (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > make wet [verb (transitive)] weta950 bathec1000 drenchc1230 blotenc1325 danka1350 anointa1375 moista1382 beshed1382 moil?a1425 madefy?1440 arrouse1480 moisturea1500 humect1531 intinct1547 moisten1559 rinse1579 inebriate1610 irrigate1615 slocken1627 irriguate1632 humectate1640 madidate1656 slake1810 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 133 Lay the moyst cloth to the place, and as oft as it dryeth, moysten it again. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 489 Noble riuers, the Rine and Danubius,..and many other, that runne by Fraunce, that moisten the Countreyes all about. 1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. clxxiii. 483 It looseth and scattereth humors, warmeth and moisteneth. 1611 Bible (King James) Job xxi. 24 His breasts are full of milke, and his bones are moistened with marrow. View more context for this quotation a1680 S. Charnock Two Disc. (1699) 29 Water cannot but moisten, Fire cannot but burn. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Apricock Moisten them [sc. apricots] with a Spoonful of Water or Vinegar. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 5 Aug. 137 Shower has succeeded shower..and many curls have been moistened to flaccidity. 1823 C. Lamb Grace before Meat in Elia 211 The savoury soup and messes steaming up the nostrils, and moistening the lips of the guests with desire. 1850 O. Winslow Inner Life iii. 88 No tears of repentance have ever moistened the eyes. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ More William (1924) xi. 194 He moistened his lips. ‘This is an outrage,’ he spluttered. 1989 Scotl. on Sunday 28 May 2 There are unlikely to be enough showers significantly to moisten those areas which missed last week's thunderstorms and still have high fire risk conditions. b. transitive. spec. To wet (the lips, throat, etc.) with drink; to provide with refreshment in the form of drink. Also intransitive (occasionally with up): to have a drink. Cf. moist v. 4b.Occasionally humorous, or with ironic understatement in sense ‘to become drunk’.to moisten one's clay: see clay n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > slake thirst moistc1400 moisten1567 slack1631 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxi. f. 388^v Cause a glasse of water to be brought vnto me, yt I may moisten my mouth. 1603 tr. Batchelars Banquet iii. sig. B4^v The cups of wine haue..halfe a dosen times moystned their lips with the sweet ioyce of the purpled grape. 1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker i. iii. 15 There is that, Will moisten his mouth too, something to purge His melancholy, and make the heart dance. 1741 tr. Marquis d'Argens Chinese Lett. xl. 313 This same Priest..takes care to moisten his Prayers by drinking every now and then a large Glass of Wine. 1796 G. Brewer Bannian Day I. ii. 8 To moisten my eye, Mister purser, says I, Pray where's my allowance of grog? a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 355 If you drink much after a mighty feast, Moistening your thirsty maw, you will sleep well. 1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 185 [He] should moisten his gulletpipe free at her Expense. 1851 Alta California (San Francisco) 10 Aug. 2/1 With his usual generous courtesy, ‘Come, gents, let us moisten.’ 1863 ‘E. Kirke’ My Southern Friends iii. 46 You shall ‘moisten up’ at the doctor's. 1897 L. Binyon Supper 11 Moisten your mouth then, ere you begin. I pledge you, friends. Your health! 1969 J. Wainwright Take-over Men vi. 92 He swirled the wine in his glass,..moistened his lips with it,..then said: ‘Graves, I think.’..‘No. I rather think Pomerol.’ 1983 D. Clifford Affair of Forest xi. 90 He had been able to moisten his throat at the clear streams of water which crossed the track. 3. intransitive. To become moist. Of an eye: to fill with tears. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > be or become slightly wet [verb (intransitive)] > become slightly wet undryc1440 dank1590 dew1658 dampen1686 moisten1755 bemoisten1821 1755 H. Walpole Let. 19 Oct. (1840) III. 161 I have told you what I think ought to sluice my public eye; and your private eye too will moisten, when I tell you [etc.] 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 73 Nor let her..blue eye Moisten, till she had lighted on his wound. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. v. 87 The burning eyes of her Indian Bacchus fixed on her till their brightness moistened and flashed. 1988 G. Swift Out of this World 30 He held Sophie for the very first time—and I saw him smile and his eyes moisten. 1997 Prevention (Electronic ed.) 1 Feb. 138 Your heart quickens. Your lips moisten. You feel the flush of excitement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1549
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