moisturise vs dampen

moisturise and dampen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moisturise	No	No	Yes	No
dampen	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dampen is a hypernym of moisturise; that is, dampen is a word with a broader meaning than moisturise:

Other hypernyms of moisturise include moisten, wash.

moisturise (verb)	dampen (verb)
make (more) humid	lessen in force or effect
	make moist
	check; keep in check (a fire)
	make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
	reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
	suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping