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Moisturize vs Dampen - What's the difference?

moisturize | dampen |

As verbs the difference between moisturize and dampen

is that moisturize is to make more moist while dampen is to smoke, to give off smoke.

moisturize

English

Verb

(moisturiz)
  • to make more moist
  • to make more humid

    • Synonyms

    *moisten *moisturise *humidify

    Antonyms

    *dry, desiccate *dehumidify

    dampen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  • To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  • * The Century
    • In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
  • * 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, ,
    • Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
  • To become damp; to deaden.

    • Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs ----