humectate

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humectate

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

verb humectates · humectating · humectated

obsolete To moisten.

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verb To moisten

Português	humectar

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@misc{humectate_2026,
  title = {humectate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humectate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}