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humidify vs moisten

moisten vs humidify

humidify and moisten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humidify No No Yes No
moisten No No Yes No
As verbs, moisten is a hypernym of humidify; that is, moisten is a word with a broader meaning than humidify:
  • humidify: make (more) humid
  • moisten: make moist
Other hypernyms of humidify include dampen, wash.
humidify (verb) moisten (verb)
make (more) humid make moist
moisten with fine drops
Difference between humidify and moisten

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