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remoisturize

verb

Etymology

From re- + moisturize.

  1. derived from moistour
  2. inherited from moisture
  3. suffixed as moisturize — “moisture + ize”
  4. prefixed as remoisturize — “re + moisturize”

Definitions

  1. To moisturize something that has been dried out.

    • The can was seized soon thereafter, and as the judge's trial got under way, an IRS lab was remoisturizing the ashes and reconstructing checks.
    • A remoisturizing shower does not work if the water pump is not on.
    • The remoisturizing post-straightening conditioner minimizes hair shaft brittleness and breakage.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA