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

Rinse-out conditioners are essential for nourishing and moisturizing your curls, but they’re formulated with rich ingredients that are meant to be washed out. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025

Featuring a blend of cocoa and shea butter to moisturize, hyaluronic acid to minimize fine lines and wrinkles, and sunflower seed oil to promote radiant skin, this moisturizer gives skin proper TLC in seconds. —Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025

Quinoa seed oil is the star ingredient, acting like skincare for your lips by deeply moisturizing and supporting the skin barrier — the outer layer that keeps moisture in and bacteria out. —Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025

Thanks to a moisturizing jojoba seed oil complex, the pencil glides on tug-free to a semi-sheer finish that acts like an impossibly natural contour for your lip line. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moisturize

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

Kids Definition

moisturize

verb

mois·​tur·​ize ˈmȯish-chə-ˌrīz 

ˈmȯis-

moisturized; moisturizing

: to add moisture to

moisturize the air

moisturizer noun