moisturize
verb/ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪz/
/ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪz/
(British English also moisturise)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they moisturize | /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪz/ /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it moisturizes | /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzɪz/ /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple moisturized | /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzd/ /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzd/ |
| past participle moisturized | /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzd/ /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form moisturizing | /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- moisturize (something) to put a special cream on your skin to make it less dry
- a moisturizing cream/lotion
- a product that soothes and moisturizes
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMoisturize is used with these nouns as the object:- skin
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