moisturize
Americanverb (used with object)
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moisturizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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moisturized,
past participle, past
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moisturizing
present participle
verb (used without object)
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moisturizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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moisturized,
past participle, past
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moisturizing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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moisturizesimple
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moisturizessimple
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have moisturizedperfect
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has moisturizedperfect
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am moisturizingprogressive
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are moisturizingprogressive
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is moisturizingprogressive
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have been moisturizingperfect progressive
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has been moisturizingperfect progressive
Past
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moisturizedsimple
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had moisturizedperfect
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was moisturizingprogressive
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were moisturizingprogressive
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had been moisturizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of moisturize
Explanation
To moisturize is to add moisture to something or make it less dry. The purpose of hand lotion is to moisturize your dry hands. Moisturize is most often used to talk about beauty products, like lotions and moisturizers. If your skin's dry, oil or cream will bring some moisture and softness back to it. And, if your hair is brittle, conditioner will moisturize it and make it smoother. A diet with plenty of healthful fat can help moisturize your hair and skin too. Moisturize adds -ize, a verb-forming suffix, to moisture, from the Old French moistour, "dampness."
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After 40 minutes of the technician repeatedly dragging a warm and gooey wand across my chest, I had 95 images—and enough gel on my skin to moisturize a lizard for a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
I’d use some of my face tools like the Nuface, and I’d moisturize my whole body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Being African American, something happens when you don’t moisturize your skin.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
It’s also useful to regularly moisturize the skin around your toenails.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
“We’re not minors, neither of us. We’re just shorter than average adults. And we moisturize our faces every hour on the hour, so we don’t wrinkle.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
I always receive compliments on the scent, and I love how deeply it moisturizes.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020
And cosmetic companies were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
It bubbles in shampoo, foams in Colgate toothpaste, moisturizes Dove soap and helps keep lipstick from melting.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2020
She moisturizes with an all-natural lotion she makes herself and met a reporter for tea wearing fingerless gloves, which she kept on indoors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2016
Sebaceous glands coat the skin with a waxy, protective substance called vernix caseosa that protects and moisturizes the skin and may provide lubrication during childbirth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
And the one thing I’m missing in life is a lotion that makes my skin feel super moisturized and attracts Wolf spiders.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Better known as “RM,” he is the frontman of the supergroup BTS, the face of millennial, moisturized South Korean cool.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
At the end of the day, your hair still feels moisturized and in place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Keeping your nasal passages moisturized is another simple, safe remedy that might help children and adults get some relief from the flu or cold.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
His thin hands belied a firm grip, as if steel hid beneath the moisturized skin.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Her other best practices include showering in lukewarm water for no longer than 10 minutes and always moisturizing afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There’s Cardi B using Raising Cane’s moisturizing sauce in her skin care routine.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Teaming with the Perrin family, winemakers in the South of France, Beau Domaine incorporates organic grape water, known for its soothing and moisturizing properties, into some of its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
The moisturizing effects of seaweed are also prized by the beauty industry as today's consumers place greater value on natural – and environmentally friendly – skincare ingredients.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
And since the smell part was worked out, it was time for her to explain the importance of moisturizing.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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