Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense moisturizes, present participle moisturizing, past tense, past participle moisturizedregional note: in BRIT, also use moisturise
verb
If you moisturize your skin, you rub cream into it to make it softer. If a cream moisturizes your skin, it makes it softer.
...products to moisturise, protect and firm your skin. [VERB noun]
The lotion moisturizes while it cleanses. [VERB]
...a pot of moisturising cream. [VERB-ing]
moisturize in British English
or moisturise (ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to add or restore moisture to (the air, the skin, etc)
moisturize in American English
(ˈmɔɪstʃərˌaɪz)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmoisturˌized or ˈmoisturˌizing
to add, provide, or restore moisture to (the skin, air, etc.)
Derived forms
moisturizer (ˈmoisturˌizer)
noun
In other languages
moisturize
British English: moisturize VERB
If you moisturize your skin, you rub cream into it to make it softer. If a cream moisturizes your skin, it makes it softer.
...products to moisturise, protect and firm your skin.