enmoisten

verb

enmoisten

verb

Etymology From en- + moisten.

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Synonym of moisten.

  • 'Twas dawn, and the sprays from the river And mist had enmoistened the air1984, Sydney S. K. Fung, Shu Tim Lai, T'ang poets: index to English translations, page 351:
  • Now, as your body, chaste and unimpaired By virgin birth, resumed its shape, The name you took of mother, and your lips Enmoistened with your happy tears;2007, Clive Brooks, Reading Latin poetry aloud, →ISBN:
1 more example
  • A temple of tears would be built upon the marshes of memory And I am able to write again While tears of elation enmoisten my eyes. ...2015, Daemeon Pratt, Lying in Bed With Daemeon Pratt, →ISBN:

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