humidify
Meaningto make moist
Common meaning: to add moisture to the air
- hummoisture, liquidLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1928 · scan
- idstem link
- ifyverb ending: to make
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin ūmor (hūmor) ‘moisture, liquid’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ūmor (hūmor), p. 1928 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ūmor (hūmor), ūmidus Latin “moisture, liquid”
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