moisten
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make moist
The dew moistened the meadows
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- moistening derivation
- dampener derivation
- moisture derivation
Sense 2 verb
moisten with fine drops
drizzle the meat with melted butter
Types & categories
- splash hypernym
Related & opposite
- moistening derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | moistening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dampener |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | moisture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | humidify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baste |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | moistening |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | splash |