humidify

[ hyoo-mid-uh-fahyor, often, yoo- ]

verb (used with object)

, hu·mid·i·fied, hu·mid·i·fy·ing.

1. to make humid.

humidify

/ hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. tr to make (air) humid or damp

Derived Forms

• huˌmidifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• hu·midi·fi·cation noun
• unhu·midi·fied adjective
• unhu·midi·fying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of humidify¹

First recorded in 1880–85; humid + -ify

Example Sentences

These porous, bony shelves are covered with a richly vascularized layer of mucosal tissues that warm and humidify inhaled air, which is important for lung function, and reduce the amount of heat and moisture lost during exhalation.

From Science Daily

"Even though there's some amount of energy required to humidify a volume of air, ideally you could get humidity 'for free,' energetically, by relying on an environment that has natural dry and wet reservoirs of air close together."

From Science Daily

Enriched oxygen, first bubbled through water to warm and humidify it, pumped mechanically into her lungs.

From Washington Times

Enriched oxygen, first bubbled through water to warm and humidify it, pumped mechanically into her lungs.

From Seattle Times

If you want to humidify your home, Kroshinsky recommends a high capacity machine.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• bathe
• damp
• dampen
• dip
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• drench
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• moisten
• rinse
• saturate
• soak
• splash
• spray
• sprinkle
• steep
• wash