Polyglot Dictionary

humedecer

/umideˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
humedeço
preterite (eu)
humedeci
past participle
humedecido

Meaning

  1. to moisten

    • Humedeceu a toalha.

      He dampened the towel.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

befeuchten

befeuchten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to moisten."

Spanish

humedecer

humedecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to moisten."

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