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

The Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream that’s packed with moisturizing ingredients, and this now-$4 Essence mascara that 100,000 shoppers added to their carts this month. —Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

What’s more, the bronzer is infused with fatty acids to moisturize the skin. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025

One of the best features of the lip kit is that the Super Lustrous Lipstick combines high-impact pigment with a creamy, moisturizing formula infused with Vitamin E and avocado oil for a comfortable, lush finish. —Chloe Castleberry, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025

The star ingredients include moisture-binding saccharide isomerate, oil-absorbing niacinamide, and a peptide blend that supports the skin barrier’s moisturizing abilities—all without clogging pores. —Lily Wohlner, Allure, 15 Nov. 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