rewet
Dampen once more
To rewet is to make something wet again after it has dried: rewet the sponge before cleaning, rewet the stamp if it won't stick.
The term appears in manufacturing and textile contexts where materials undergo cycles of wetting and drying.
The past tense is rewet or rewetted.
Add slight wetness
- spritzLight liquid burst
- mistFine airborne moisture
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
humidify · remoisten · damp · dew · drizzle · fog · condensation · humidity
Soak to full capacity
- drenchSoak something completely
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- steepRising at sharp angle
waterlog · sop · rehydrate · resoak · dunk · plunge · bathe · flood
Restore energy or newness
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- rehydrateRestore fluid levels
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- reconstituteRestore to original form
renew · replenish · soften · revitalize · reinvigorate · recondition · resurrect · reactivate
moisten
Add slight wetness
sprinkle · humidify · remoisten · damp · dew · drizzle · fog · condensation · humidity · dampness
saturate
Soak to full capacity
steep · waterlog · sop · rehydrate · resoak · dunk · plunge · bathe · flood · permeate
refresh
Restore energy or newness
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- rehydrateRestore fluid levels
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
reconstitute · renew · replenish · soften · revitalize · reinvigorate · recondition · resurrect · reactivate