remoisturize

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ moisturize.

Verb

remoisturize (third-person singular simple present remoisturizes, present participle remoisturizing, simple past and past participle remoisturized)

  1. To moisturize something that has been dried out.
    • 1988 April 29, John Conroy, “Follow the Money”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      The can was seized soon thereafter, and as the judge's trial got under way, an IRS lab was remoisturizing the ashes and reconstructing checks.
    • 2000, Tappi Journal - Volume 83‎, page 49:
      A remoisturizing shower does not work if the water pump is not on.
    • 2004, Zoe Diana Draelos, Hair Care: An Illustrated Dermatologic Handbook‎, →ISBN, page 182:
      The remoisturizing post-straightening conditioner minimizes hair shaft brittleness and breakage.
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