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单词 bemoisten
释义

bemoistenv.

/bɪˈmɔɪs(ə)n/
Etymology: < be- prefix 1, 2 + moisten v.
1. transitive. To make moist.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > make slightly wet [verb (transitive)]
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rigate1657
damp1671
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moistify1786
dampen1827
baste1897
1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. E3v First time shall stay his staylesse race..And snow bemoysten Julies face.
1820 W. Combe Second Tour Dr. Syntax xxxii. 245 Wiping her be-moisten'd eye.
2. intransitive. To become moist. rare.
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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
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bemoisten1821
1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 57 With tears the while bemoist'ning in his eye.

Derivatives

beˈmoistened adj.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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