The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
humectate — hu·mec·tate … English syllables
humectate — kˌtāt verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin humectatus, umectatus, past participle of humectare, umectare archaic : moisten … Useful english dictionary
Humect — Hu*mect , Humectate Hu*mec tate, v. t. [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.] To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bespatter — Synonyms and related words: asperge, asperse, attaint, bedabble, bedew, befoul, besmirch, bespot, besprinkle, blacken, blot, blow upon, brand, call names, censure, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, defame, defile, denigrate, dew, disapprove, disparage … Moby Thesaurus
dabble — Synonyms and related words: asperge, be innocent of, bedabble, bedew, beguile the time, bespatter, besprinkle, burn daylight, consume time, coquet, coquet with, dally, damp, dampen, dash, dew, diddle, dip, doodle, douche, fiddle, fiddle with,… … Moby Thesaurus
damp — Synonyms and related words: abate, abridge, absorb the shock, acoustic tile, afterdamp, allay, alleviate, antiknock, arrest, asperge, asphyxiate, assimilate to, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, baffler, balance, bank the fire, beat down,… … Moby Thesaurus
dampen — Synonyms and related words: abate, abridge, absorb the shock, allay, alleviate, arrest, asperge, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, bank the fire, beat down, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, blunt, bottle up, break the fall, cast down, chasten,… … Moby Thesaurus
dash — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, abruptly, aggressiveness, air race, animation, ardor, asperge, automobile race, baffle, bafflement, balk, band, bang, bar, bash, bat, be poised, beat, beat down, beating, bedew, belt, bespatter, besprinkle,… … Moby Thesaurus
dew — Synonyms and related words: asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dawn dew, dewdrops, douche, evening damp, false dew, fog drip, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, irrigate, moisten, night dew, paddle,… … Moby Thesaurus
douche — Synonyms and related words: Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, ablution, aerosol, asperge, aspergil, aspergillum, atomizer, baptize, bath, bathe, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, brew, cleaning out, clyster, cold… … Moby Thesaurus
