different between moisten vs hygrophthalmic

English

Etymology

From moist +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??s?n/
• Rhymes: -??s?n

Verb

moisten (third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened)

1. (transitive) To make moist or moister.
2. (intransitive) To become moist or moister.

Translations

Anagrams

• mestino, misnote

Finnish

Alternative forms

• moisien

Adjective

moisten

1. Genitive plural form of moinen.

Anagrams

• monesti, moniste

Middle English

Alternative forms

• moiste, moystyn, moysten, moyst, mooysten

Etymology

From moiste +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?i?st?n/

Verb

moisten

1. to moisten (make moister)
2. to supply or provide with moisture.
3. (rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
4. (rare) to become moist or moister.

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: moist (obsolete as a verb)

References

• “moisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Etymology

hygro- +? ophthalmic

Adjective

hygrophthalmic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, rare) Serving to moisten the eye.

Usage notes

• Sometimes applied to the lachrymal ducts.