Category:Moisten

Mois"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening.]

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.