humidify

English

Etymology

From humid +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

humidify (third-person singular simple present humidifies, present participle humidifying, simple past and past participle humidified)

  1. To increase the humidity in the air.
    • 1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:
      The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.

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