Moisten
Pronunciation : Mois"ten
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913