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Humectate

Humect \Hu*mect"\, Humectate \Hu*mec"tate\, v. t. [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.] To moisten; to wet. [Obs.]
--Howell.

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humectate

vb. (context obsolete English) To moisten.