moisturize

verb

mois·​tur·​ize ˈmȯis-chə-ˌrīz 

ˈmȯish-

moisturized; moisturizing; moisturizes

transitive verb

: to add moisture to

moisturize the air

a cream that moisturizes the skin

Examples of moisturize in a Sentence

Use this cream to gently moisturize dry skin.

Recent Examples on the Web

Designed for multiuse as a blush, highlighter, bronzer, or allover skin tint, the product is made with moisturizing natural oils and comes in 15 sheer, buildable shades. —Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026

Those moisturizing ingredients help create a silky-smooth base upon which your razor can simply glide, even without the traditional soapy lather. —Eden Stuart, Allure, 29 May 2026

Next is purifying and hydrating with the Body Wash, which moisturizes and plumps skin while deeply cleansing pores, strengthening the skin barrier and triggering cellular regeneration. —Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

If that’s not enough to boost your mood, the moisturizing oil has a light grapefruit scent—and it’s vouched for by the pros. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moisturize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

moisturize

verb

mois·​tur·​ize ˈmȯish-chə-ˌrīz 

ˈmȯis-

moisturized; moisturizing

: to add moisture to

moisturize the air

moisturizer noun