MOISTURIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moisturize mean? 

• MOISTURIZE (verb)
  The verb MOISTURIZE has 1 sense:

1. make (more) humid

  Familiarity information: MOISTURIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOISTURIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they moisturize    ... he / she / it moisturizes   
Past simple: moisturized   
Past participle: moisturized   
-ing form: moisturizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make (more) humid

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

humidify; moisturise; moisturize

Context example:

We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house

Hypernyms (to "moisturize" is one way to...):

dampen; moisten; wash (make moist)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "moisturize"):

hydrate (cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

moisture (wetness caused by water)

 Context examples 

A naturally occurring polyhydroxy acid (PHA) with metal chelating, moisturizing and antioxidant activity.

(Gluconolactone, NCI Thesaurus)

When sprayed directly onto the skin or scalp, this topical spray may have a calming, moisturizing, healing and nurturing effect.

(Evaux Spring Water-based Topical Spray, NCI Thesaurus)

A colloidal oatmeal-based skin cream with potential moisturizing and skin protecting activity.

(Colloidal Oatmeal Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

Available as cream or lotion, this agent moisturizes the skin and breaks up the scales.

(Ammonium Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)

Lanolin is used in moisturizing creams and lotions to treat dry, itchy skin.

(Lanolin, NCI Dictionary)

Any of the commercial combination preparations, by Pfizer, containing humectants, emollients and emulsifiers with moisturizing activity.

(Lubriderm, NCI Thesaurus)

A moisturizing skincare formulation used for various skin conditions including dry skin conditions associated with eczema, psoriasis, chapped or chafed skin.

(Eucerin, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic salt of ammonium (lactic acid neutralized with ammonium hydroxide), topical moisturizing Ammonium Lactate can be applied as a humectant in ichthyosis vulgaris and xerosis.

(Ammonium Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)