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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMECTATE

humectate  [hjuːˈmɛkteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMECTATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humectate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb humectate in English.

WHAT DOES HUMECTATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of humectate in the English dictionary

The definition of humectate in the dictionary is to humect ie to moisten, to wet.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUMECTATE

PRESENT

Present
I humectate
you humectate
he/she/it humectates
we humectate
you humectate
they humectate
Present continuous
I am humectating
you are humectating
he/she/it is humectating
we are humectating
you are humectating
they are humectating
Present perfect
I have humectated
you have humectated
he/she/it has humectated
we have humectated
you have humectated
they have humectated
Present perfect continuous
I have been humectating
you have been humectating
he/she/it has been humectating
we have been humectating
you have been humectating
they have been humectating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I humectated
you humectated
he/she/it humectated
we humectated
you humectated
they humectated
Past continuous
I was humectating
you were humectating
he/she/it was humectating
we were humectating
you were humectating
they were humectating
Past perfect
I had humectated
you had humectated
he/she/it had humectated
we had humectated
you had humectated
they had humectated
Past perfect continuous
I had been humectating
you had been humectating
he/she/it had been humectating
we had been humectating
you had been humectating
they had been humectating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will humectate
you will humectate
he/she/it will humectate
we will humectate
you will humectate
they will humectate
Future continuous
I will be humectating
you will be humectating
he/she/it will be humectating
we will be humectating
you will be humectating
they will be humectating
Future perfect
I will have humectated
you will have humectated
he/she/it will have humectated
we will have humectated
you will have humectated
they will have humectated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been humectating
you will have been humectating
he/she/it will have been humectating
we will have been humectating
you will have been humectating
they will have been humectating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would humectate
you would humectate
he/she/it would humectate
we would humectate
you would humectate
they would humectate
Conditional continuous
I would be humectating
you would be humectating
he/she/it would be humectating
we would be humectating
you would be humectating
they would be humectating
Conditional perfect
I would have humectate
you would have humectate
he/she/it would have humectate
we would have humectate
you would have humectate
they would have humectate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been humectating
you would have been humectating
he/she/it would have been humectating
we would have been humectating
you would have been humectating
they would have been humectating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you humectate
we let´s humectate
you humectate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to humectate
Past participle
humectated
Present Participle
humectating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMECTATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
coarctate
kəʊˈɑːkteɪt
delectate
dɪˈlekteɪt
eructate
ɪˈrʌkteɪt
estate
ɪˈsteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
interstate
ˈɪntəˌsteɪt
lactate
ˈlækteɪt
nictate
ˈnɪkteɪt
out-of-state
ˈaʊtəvˌsteɪt
pectate
ˈpɛkteɪt
pernoctate
pɜːˈnɒkteɪt
prostate
ˈprɒsteɪt
punctate
ˈpʌŋkteɪt
rotate
rəʊˈteɪt
state
steɪt
Tate
teɪt
tractate
ˈtrækteɪt
upstate
ˈʌpˈsteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMECTATE

humbuzz
humdinger
humdrum
humdrumness
humdudgeon
humdurgeon
Hume
Hume´s law
humect
humectant
humectation
humective
humeral
humeral veil
humeri
humerus
humgruffian
humgruffin
humhum
humic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMECTATE

calcium lactate
chief of state
city-state
constate
Empire State
Free State
Golden State
home State
imitate
industrial estate
lie in state
real estate
redictate
reluctate
secretary of state
solid-state
spectate
steady state
tri-state
Under-Secretary of State

Synonyms and antonyms of humectate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humectate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMECTATE

Find out the translation of humectate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humectate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humectate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

humectate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humectate
570 millions of speakers

English

humectate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

humectate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

humectate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

humectate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humectate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humectate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humectate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humectate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

humectate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

humectate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

humectate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humectate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

humectate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

humectate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनम्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

humectate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humectate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humectate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

humectate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

humectate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

humectate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humectate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humectate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humectate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humectate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMECTATE»

The term «humectate» is normally little used and occupies the 148.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMECTATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humectate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humectate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humectate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMECTATE»

Discover the use of humectate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humectate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English
Gwlybàu o. o. (gwlyb) To humectate, to madefy. Gwlybia , s. m. (gwlyb) Humectatiou; a wetting. Gwlybiannawl, o. ( wlybiant) Humii'erous. Gwlybiannu, o. o. gwlyhiant) To humectate. Gwlybiaut, s. m. (gwlyb) Humectation, madefaction , humidity, ...
William Owen Pughe
2
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
Gwlybaniaeth, s. m. (gwlyban) Humidity, wetness ; a liquid. Gwlybâu, f. a. (gwlyb) To humectate, to madefy. Gwlybiad, ». m. (gwlyb) Humectation; a wetting. Gwlybiannawl, a. (gwlybiant) H limiterons. Gwlybiannu, с. a. (gwlybiant) To humectate.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
3
Middle English Dictionary
(2) 1.267: Then the white neckes schalle be humectate or made weiete [Trev.: beeb i-wasche] with golde. a!500(a!4l5) Mirk Fest. 191/22: Goo ynto be chirch and se how al be pament 3et ys wete of pe holy watyr. (d) c! l50(?OE) PDidax.
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 2000
4
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
Gwlybiaw, v.a. (gwlyb )To humectate, to madefy. Gwlybrwyz, ». m. (gwlyb) Wetne's; humidity. Gwlybu, v. a. (gwlyb) To humectate, to madefy. Gwlybwr, s. m. — fl. gwlybyrau (gwlyb) A liquid. Gwlybyrawg, a. (gwlybwr) Abounding with humidity ...
William Owen Pughe, 1803
5
Renaissance and Revolution: Humanists, Scholars, Craftsmen ...
Consider Gassendi— Charleton: And thus much we learn in the School of Sense, that such bodies as are humectate with the Aqueous and Lean moisture, are easily capable of Exsiccation: but such as are humectate with the Unctuous and Fat ...
Judith Veronica Field, J. V. Field, Frank A. J. L. James, 1997
6
Dizionario delle lingue italiana ed inglese
Madrid tiede neW Uinoilico delta Spczna, Madrid stands in the middle of Spain. Umcttare, to moisten, to humectate. Umettativo, adj. moistening, that moistens. Umettato, adj. moistened. Umcttoso, adj. moistening. Umetta/ione, s. f. liumecta- tion ...
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, Charles Thomson, 1807
7
th. Deutsch-englisch
tiirc strong liquors ; ii,,f; madyen to ^vet, inako wet. 91 a 6 / n. wet, water, humidity, mois- . fin', lluid, liquor. 9liffe. ' /• 'wet, w^etness, moisture, humidity. 9lif felt!/ v. r. n. u, a. to wet, humectate. 9iaf fen/ r. r. n. to wet, humectate, moisten, water.
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrüger, 1801
8
Nathan Bailey's Dictionary, English-German and ...
Saffe, /. wet, wetness, moisture, humidity. 9?affe(n, v. r. 71. U. a. to wet, humectate . Stiffen, v. r. n. to wet, humectate, moisten, water. 91 a B I i d), adj. somewhat wet, moist, humid. ttatbu. f. f.> f. 9Jaht u.f.f. nation,/, nation. national/ adj. national; ...
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrueger, 1801
9
A Complete and Universal English Dictionary: Including Not ...
To HUME'CT, or HUMECTATE, v. a. {humecto, Lat.] to wet or moisten. Not in use. " The Nile and Niger — humectate the earth." Brown. HUMECT A'TION, s. [ humectation, Fr.] the act of wetting or moistening. HUMERAL, a. [from humerus, Lat.] ...
James Barclay, William Shorton, 1824
10
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Her rivers are divided into sluices, to humectate the bordering soil. Howes t Focal Forest. — The medicaments are of a cool humecting quality, and not too much astringent. Wiseman's Surgery. {j.)* HUMECTATION. n. s. [bumcctation,¥r. from ...
‎1816

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