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单词 rewetting
释义

rewet

verb

re·​wet (ˌ)rē-ˈwet How to pronounce rewet (audio)
rewet or rewetted; rewetting

transitive verb

: to make (something) wet or moist again
rewet his hair
rewet the sponge
True gouache can be rewetted after it has dried. William F. Powell
Blinking … cleans and rewets the eye surface to maintain clear vision. The Aging Eye
rewetting adjective
prescribed rewetting drops/solution for dry eyes

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

rewetting

verb

present participle of rewet
as in rewashing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rewashing
  • rehydrating
  • rinsing
  • flushing
  • dunking
  • irrigating
  • saturating
  • sluicing
  • laving
  • sloshing
  • impregnating
  • wetting
  • dipping
  • flooding
  • moistening
  • steeping
  • ducking
  • humidifying
  • misting
  • submerging
  • watering
  • moisturizing
  • showering
  • hydrating
  • splashing
  • waterlogging
  • damping
  • inundating
  • soaking
  • swamping
  • drenching
  • sprinkling
  • sopping
  • drizzling
  • dampening
  • bathing
  • drowning
  • deluging
  • bedewing
  • washing
  • overflowing
  • dousing
  • wetting down
  • aspersing
  • sousing
  • dowsing
  • soddening
  • hosing (down)
  • water-soaking
  • bedraggling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drying
  • desiccating
  • dehydrating
  • evaporating
  • parching
  • scorching
  • dewatering
  • searing
  • freeze-drying
  • wringing
  • dehumidifying
  • drip-drying
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