The action of making wet, or the fact of becoming wet; also (with a and plural), an instance of this. In general use. Also in figurative context.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [noun] > action or process (12) wettinga1340 The action of making wet, or the fact of becoming wet; also (with a and plural), an instance of this. In general use. Also in figurative context. moistinga1398 The action of making something moist; an instance of this. wateringa1398 The action or process of soaking or steeping something in water, esp. in order to soften it; maceration (as of flax, hemp, etc.); an instance of… humectation1544 The action or process of moistening or wetting; irrigation; the condition of being moistened or wet. moistening1559 The action of becoming moist, or of adding moisture to something; an instance of this. madefaction1583 The action or process of making something wet or moist; an instance of this. irrigationa1618 The action of supplying or fact of being supplied with moisture; a moistening or wetting. (Now rare in gen. sense, and regarded as transferred… aquation1623 Watering; getting of water. Subcategories:— by immersion or infusion (1) — with salt water (1) — with or as with a sponge (1) — of persons (1) |
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