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To make damp; to wet in a small degree.

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  1. v. t. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
  2. v. t. To soften by making moist; to make tender.
  3. v. make moist
  4. v. moisten with fine drops
  5. 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon. 2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.