rewet

riːˈwɛt

rewetted, rewetting

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Definition of rewet - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

water

intr.

Rare

become wet again

intr.

Rare

The clothes will rewet if it rains.

dampen

moisten

moisten

tr.

Rare

make something wet again

tr.

Rare

After the paint dried, I had to rewet the brush.

dampen

moisten

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Origin of rewet

re- (again) + wet (moist)

Examples of rewet in a sentence

If you leave it outside, the paper will rewet.
I need to rewet the clay to mold it.
Gardeners often rewet the soil during dry spells.

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French:remouiller, réhumidifier, ...
German:wieder nass werden, erneut befeuchten, ...
Italian:bagnarsi di nuovo, inumidire, ...
Spanish:volver a mojarse, humedecer, ...
Portuguese:ficar molhado novamente, umedecer, ...
Chinese:再次变湿, 重新弄湿, ...
Japanese:再び濡れる, 再び濡らす, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ تَرْطِيبَ, رَطَّبَ مَرَّة أُخْرَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהִרְטָב שׁוּב, לְהַרְטִיב שׁוּב, ...
Russian:снова намокнуть, смачивать, ...
Ukrainian:змокнути знову, зволожити, ...
Hindi:फिर से गीला होना, फिर से गीला करना, ...
Bengali:আবার ভেজা, আবার ভিজানো, ...
Catalan:tornar a mullar-se, remullar, ...
Czech:znovu zvlhnout, znovu namočit, ...
Danish:blive våd igen, fugte igen, ...
Dutch:opnieuw nat worden, natmaken, ...
Greek:ξαναβρέχομαι, ξαναβρέχω, ...
Hungarian:újra benedvesedni, újranedvesíteni, ...
Khmer:សើមឡើងវិញ, ធ្វើឱ្យសើមឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:다시 젖다, 다시 적시다, ...
Persian:دوباره خیس شدن, دوباره خیس کرد, ...
Polish:ponownie zmoknąć, ponownie zwilżyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar molhado novamente, umedecer, ...
Romanian:a se uda din nou, a uda din nou, ...
Swedish:bli blöt igen, fukta, ...
Thai:เปียกอีกครั้ง, ทำให้เปียกอีกครั้ง, ...
Turkish:yeniden ıslanmak, tekrar ıslatmak, ...
Vietnamese:ướt lại, làm ướt lại, ...

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