1.  moisten(v = verb.change) dampen, wash - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
is one way to wet
Derived forms noun moistener₁, noun moistening₁, noun moisture₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

2.  moisten(v = verb.contact) drizzle - moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"
is one way to splash, splosh, sprinkle
Derived form noun moistening₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

1.  To make damp; to wet in a small degree. [1913 Webster]
"A pipe a little moistened on the inside." [1913 Webster]

2.  To soften by making moist; to make tender. [1913 Webster]
"It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity." [1913 Webster]

moisten, v.tr. & intr. make or become moist.

VB  be watery, reek, add water, water, wet, moisten, dilute, dip, immerse, merge, immerge, submerge, plunge, souse, duck, drown, soak, steep, macerate, pickle, wash, sprinkle, lave, bathe, affuse, splash, swash, douse, drench, dabble, slop, slobber, irrigate, inundate, deluge, syringe, inject, gargle.

VB  moisten, wet, humect, humectate, sponge, damp, bedew, imbue, imbrue, infiltrate, saturate, soak, drench, be moist, not have a dry thread, perspire.