Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moisturize

/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mois-tur-ize
IPA
/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make more moist.

Transitive verb

verb

To make more humid.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "moisturize your skin"

Etymology

Etymology tree English moisture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English moisturize From moisture + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moisturizes (present, singular) moisturizing (participle, present) moisturized (participle, past) moisturized (past)

Derived Forms

moisturization moisturizer remoisturize unmoisturized

Synonyms

moisten moisturise humidify

Antonyms

dry desiccate dehumidify

Questions

How do you pronounce moisturize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/.
What does moisturize mean?
To make more moist.
Where does moisturize come from?
Etymology tree English moisture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English moisturize From moisture + -ize.

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