HUMECT

Etymology

Verb

humect (third-person singular simple present humects, present participle humecting, simple past and past participle humected)

(archaic) to wet; to moisten.

Source: Wiktionary


Hu*mect", Hu*mec"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.]

Definition: To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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