humidify

English

Etymology

humid +‎ -ify

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/

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Verb

humidify (third-person singular simple present humidifies, present participle humidifying, simple past and past participle humidified)

1. To increase the humidity in the air.

Antonyms

• dehumidify

Derived terms

• humidification
• humidifier
• dehumidifier
• dehumidification

Translations

To increase the humidity in the air.

• Armenian: խոնավացնել (hy) (xonavacʻnel)
• Bulgarian: овлажнявам (bg) (ovlažnjavam)
• French: humidifier (fr)
• Galician: humidificar (gl)
• German: befeuchten (de)
• Italian: umidificare (it)
• Portuguese: humidificar (pt) (Portugal), umidificar (pt) (Brazil)
• Spanish: humidificar (es)