different between moisten vs permeate
moisten
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)
- (transitive) To make moist or moister.
- (intransitive) To become moist or moister.
Translations
Anagrams
- mestino, misnote
Finnish
Alternative forms
- moisien
Adjective
moisten
- 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
- to moisten (make moister)
- to supply or provide with moisture.
- (rare) to invigorate; to enliven.
- (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.
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permeate
English
Etymology
From Latin perme?tus, participle of perme?re (“to pass through”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??mi?e?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?mi?e??t/
Verb
permeate (third-person singular simple present permeates, present participle permeating, simple past and past participle permeated)
- (transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
- (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
- 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries January 4, 1922
- The old smell of dead whale permeates everything. It is a strange and curious place.
- 1854, Saint Anselm, translated by Sidney Norton Deane, Proslogium and Monologium/Monologium/Chapter 14
- ...it is clear that this Being itself, is what supports and surpasses, includes and permeates all other things.
- 1922, William Shackleton, Shackleton's diaries January 4, 1922
Translations
Noun
permeate
- A watery by-product of milk production.
- Liquid that has passed through a filtration system.
References
- permeate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- permeate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Italian
Verb
permeate
- second-person plural present indicative of permeare
- second-person plural imperative of permeare
- feminine plural of permeato
Latin
Verb
perme?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of perme?
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