humectate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1640; borrowed from Latin humectātus, perfect passive participle of humectō/ūmectō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from humectus/ūmectus (moist).

Verb

humectate (third-person singular simple present humectates, present participle humectating, simple past and past participle humectated)

  1. (obsolete) To moisten.

Translations

Latin

Verb

humectāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of humectō

Spanish

Verb

humectate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of humectar combined with te