wet

³wet

verb

wet or wet·tedwet·ting

Definition of WET

transitive verb

1

: to make wet

2

: to urinate in or on <wet his pants>

intransitive verb

1

: to become wet

2

: urinate

— wet·ter \ˈwe-tər\ noun

— wet one's whistle

: to take a drink especially of liquor

Examples of WET

1. I wet a sponge under the faucet.
2. Avoid wetting the leaves when you water the plant.
3. The morning dew had wet his shoes.
4. The little boy accidentally wet his pants.
5. I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.

Origin of WET

Middle English weten, from Old English wǣtan, from wǣt, adjective

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WET

Synonyms: bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wash, water, waterlog, water-soak, wet down

Antonyms: dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words: asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle; deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice; dip, duck, dunk; rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms: dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry; drip-dry, wring; dehumidify

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