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MOISTURISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they moisturise ... he / she / it moisturises
Past simple: moisturised
Past participle: moisturised
-ing form: moisturising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make (more) humid
Example:
We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
Synonyms:
humidify; moisturise; moisturize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "moisturise" is one way to...):
dampen; moisten; wash (make moist)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "moisturise"):
hydrate (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
moisture (wetness caused by water)
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