"enmoisten" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: enmoistens [present, singular, third-person], enmoistening [participle, present], enmoistened [participle, past], enmoistened [past]
Etymology: en- + moisten Etymology templates: {{pre|en|en|moisten}} en- + moisten Head templates: {{en-verb}} enmoisten (third-person singular simple present enmoistens, present participle enmoistening, simple past and past participle enmoistened)
  1. Synonym of moisten Synonyms: moisten [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-enmoisten-en-verb-gAmXNMSW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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