English Explanatory Dictionary

humectate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To moisten.

Word forms

humectate humectates humectating humectated

Etymology

First attested in 1640; borrowed from Latin humectātus, perfect passive participle of humectō/ūmectō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from humectus/ūmectus (“moist”).

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