wet

wet
v. trans.
P. and V. ὑγραίνειν (Plat.), τέγγειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), δεύειν (Plat.) νοτίζειν (Plat. also Aesch. Frag.), V. ὑγρώσσειν
Sprinkle: V. ῥαίνειν ; see sprinkle.
Water: V. ὑγραίνειν ; see water.

wet
adj.
P. and V. ὑγρός, διάβροχος, νοτερός, V. ὑδρηλός.
Rainy: see rainy.
Wet with tears: V. διάβροχος.
Watery: see watery.

wet
subs.
Moisture: P. and V. νοτί̆ς, ἡ (Plat.), ἰκμά̆ς, ἡ (Plat.), Ar. and V. δρόσος, ἡ, P. τὸ ὑγρόν.
Rain: see rain.

WET

adj. humidus (that which is moist or that which brings moisture; opposed to aridus and siccus): humectus (old Latin and post-classical): ☞ madidus and madens uvidus and udus = moist. To be wet humidum esse; humere (poetical and post-Augustan): to grow or become wet humescere.

If = rainy Vid.

wet (adj.):

1. hūmĭdus (moist or that brings moisture, opp. to aridus, siccus): the earth w. with showers, ex imbribus humida tellus, Lucr. 2, 873: w. summers, humida solstitia, Virg. G. 1, 100.

2. ūvĭdus (saturated with moisture): w. garments, uvida vestimenta, Hor. Od. 1, 5, 14: fields w. with constant rains, rura assiduis uvida aquis, Ov. F. 4, 686.

3. ūdus (damp on the surface, swimming with water): w. fens, udae paludes, Ov. F. 6, 401: the w. palate, u. palatum, Virg. G. 3, 388.

4. mădĭdus (wet through, dripping): a bundle of letters w. through with water, fasciculus epistolarum aqua madidus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 4: cheeks w. (with tears), madidae genae, Ov. A. A. 1, 660.

5. mădens: w. (marshy) plains, madentes campi, Tac. H. 5, 17. Phr.: w. weather, imbres, pluvia: v. RAIN, RAINY: cheeks are w. with tears, lacrimis madent genae, Ov. A. A. 3, 378: the earth becomes w. with the constant rain-*clouds, nubibus assiduis tellus madescit, id. M. 1, 66: the place is w. with water, locus humet aqua, Ov. F. 4, 146: they grow w. with the foam of those that follow, humescunt spumis sequentum, Virg. G. 3, 111.

wet (v.):

I. Trans.:

1. mădĕfăcio, feci, factum, 3 (to wet through): to w. a sponge, madefacere spongiam, Suet. Vesp. 16: Cic.

2. hūmecto, 1 (poet.): to w. the cheeks with tears, lacrimis humectare genas, Lucr. 1, 919.

3. rĭgo, 1: the rains sprinkle and w. sea and land, imbres maria ac terras sparguntque rigantque, Lucr. 6, 613.

II. Intrans.:

1. hūmeo, 2, hūmesco, 3: the place is wet, locus humet, Ov. F. 4, 146.

2. mădeo, 2, mădesco, 3: the earth is w., terra madet, Virg. Aen. 12, 690: Cic.

3. permădesco, 3 (stronger): Col. Phr.: he is w. through, aqua madidus est, Col. (e Kr.).

ὑγρός
wet, moist, running, fluid
νότιος
wet, moist, damp; southern
δεύω
to wet, drench
τέγγω
to wet, moisten

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βρέχω
to be wetted, get wet
διαίνω
to wet, moisten
διερέω
wet, moisten
κατικμαίνω
moisten, wet
λιβρός
dripping, wet
μαδαρός
wet, flaccid: bald
μυδαίνω
wet, soak
μυδαλέος
wet, dripping
νοτία
wet
νοτίζω
to wet
νοτίς
moisture, wet
νοτερός
wet, damp, moist
παρδακός
wet, damp
πλαδαρός
wet, damp
προνοτίζω
wet, moisten beforehand
συμβρέχω
wet
ἐγκαταβρέχω
wet
ἐννότιος
wet, moist
ἔφυδρος
wet, moist, rainy
ἰκμαδώδης
moist, wet
ἰκμαλέος
damp, wet
ἰκμώδης
moist, wet
ὑγραίνω
to wet, moisten
ὑδρηλός
watery, wet
ὑποβρέχω
to wet

tingo
to wet, moisten, bathe, dip, imbue
perfundo
to pour over, wet, moisten, bedew, besprinkle, drench, bathe
umidus
moist, humid, damp, dank, wet
imbuo
to wet, moisten, soak, steep, saturate
madidus
moist, wet, soaked, drenched
udus
wet, moist, damp, humid
umeo
to be moist, be damp, be wet

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conluo
to moisten, wet
contingo2
to wet, moisten
irriguus
watered, well-watered; full of water, wet, swampy
madens
wet, moist
madesco
to become moist, be wet
umecto
to moisten, wet
uvidulus
moist, wet
uvidus
moist, wet, damp, dank, humid