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moisturise vs moisten

moisten vs moisturise

moisturise and moisten both are verbs.

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

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