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How to spell moisten

Moisten is spelled M-O-I-S-T-E-N.

hear itmois·ten/'mɔɪsən/verbSilent and tricky

What it means: Make something slightly wet.

In a sentence: Please moisten the sponge with some water before you clean.

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Same family: moist, moisture, moisturize, moisturizer, dampen. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Moisten” comes from Middle English and Old French forms related to the word “moist,” originally meaning “damp” or “wet.” The verb-forming ending “-en” turns the describing word “moist” into an action: to make something moist.

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