[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

moisten \mois"ten\, v. t. imp.  p. p. moistened; p. pr. 
   vb. n. moistening.
   1. to make damp; to wet in a small degree.
      1913 webster

            a pipe a little moistened on the inside. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. to soften by making moist; to make tender.
      1913 webster

            it moistened not his executioner's heart with any
            pity.                                 --fuller.
      1913 webster
see also:
moistened moistening 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

moisten
     v 1: make moist; "the dew moistened the meadows" syn: wash, dampen
     2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted
        butter" syn: drizzle
see also:
wash dampen drizzle 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "moisten":
   asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, damp, dampen, dash,
   dew, douche, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify,
   irrigate, paddle, slobber, slop, slosh, sparge, spatter, splash,
   splatter, sponge, spray, sprinkle, swash, syringe, water, wet,
   wet down

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