moisturise
part of speech
verb (moisturise, moisturises, moisturised, moisturising); US spelling moisturize
meaning for a pupil
1) To put cream or lotion on your skin so that it stays soft and does not get dry. tree →
2) To make something less dry by adding a little water or oil to it. tree →
sense in the lessons
An everyday and health word: people moisturise dry hands in winter, after swimming, or when they have eczema. In science lessons it links to skin as an organ that can lose water. Common phrases: «moisturise your skin», «moisturise your hands», «moisturising cream».
examples
- Mum told me to moisturise my hands after washing up. tree →
- In winter my skin gets so dry that I have to moisturise every night. tree →
- The nurse said to moisturise the eczema patches twice a day. tree →
- Dad never moisturises, and his lips get cracked. tree →
- This shampoo claims to moisturise your hair. tree →
- After swimming in chlorine, Grandma always moisturises her face. tree →
- Moisturising cream feels cold when you first put it on. tree →
note
Regular verb: moisturised, moisturising. UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand often write -ise (moisturise); the USA and Canada write -ize (moisturize). Related words: moisture (noun, uncountable), moisturiser (the cream). Do not confuse with «moisten», which means to make a little wet, not to put cream on.
Trees and pragmatics
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