REWET Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

rewet

verb

Definition of rewet

as in to rinse

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Recent Examples of rewet Governments can then make decisions based on the resulting risk maps, such as prioritising patrols and fire bans in high-risk areas, and blocking drainage canals to rewet peatlands and raise groundwater levels before a fire starts. — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Many soils become hydrophobic when overly dry and can be difficult to rewet. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023 Sure the concept of dry shampoo isn't new, but waterless or low-water options can provide the same level of deep clean as a liquid formula — without having to rewet your entire head. — Nykia Spradley, Allure, 19 Aug. 2021

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Lightly sand the handles of a pair of wood or bamboo salad servers, then rinse and dry them.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Although invisible, the bacteria from your cleaning rag (for instance) can easily transfer to other surfaces, even after rinsing.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rinse

Verb

In large parts of the Netherlands, farmers are no longer allowed to use water from streams and drainage channels to irrigate fields and orchards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
In many states, sewage water is treated – though not always in ways that remove or kill the oocysts – and then released into waterways and can be used to irrigate crops.

— Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrigate

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Bubble sheet masks are made up of thin pieces of fabric that are saturated with a solution, which bubbles up as the mask sits on the skin.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
OpenAI’s lookbook for their capsule collection is an apparent homage to tastemaking brands like Kith and Aimé Leon Dore, two labels that turned laidback knitwear and box cut T-shirts into trends that saturated menswear in the last few years.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of saturate

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Conventional sewage treatment is capable of filtering up to 99% of microfibers and other microplastics flushed from homes and businesses, other studies have found.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
He was beaten instantly on the next play by Gervon Dexter, who flushed Johnson out of the pocket and forced an incompletion.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of flush

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