humectar
Portuguese, verb/u.mekˈta(ʁ)/
humectar is a Portuguese verb meaning “synonym of humedecer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “humedecer; molhar; diluir”.
What does humectar mean in English?
verb
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synonym of humedecer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. humedecer; molhar; diluir
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of humectar
- humecto first-person present singular
- humectei first-person preterite singular
- humectado participle past
- humectares infinitive second-person singular
- humectarmos first-person infinitive plural
- humectardes infinitive plural second-person
- humectarem infinitive plural third-person
- humectando gerund
- humectados masculine participle past
- humectada feminine participle past
- humectadas feminine participle past
- humectas indicative present second-person
- humecta indicative present singular
- humectamos first-person indicative plural
- humectais indicative plural present
- humectam indicative plural present
- humectava first-person imperfect indicative
- humectavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce humectar?
- Brazil /u.mekˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [u.mekˈta(h)]
- Brazil /u.me.kiˈta(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.