mouiller

Meaning

1. to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten
2. to water (down)
3. to cast, drop (anchor)
4. to palatalize
5. to anchor, lie at anchor
6. (slang) to be so frightened as to piss oneself
7. (slang) to be wet
8. to rain
9. (informal) to stick one's neck out

Concepts

wet

moisten

soak

water

anchor

moor

dampen

damp

irrigate

dip

lie at anchor

humidify

immerse

make wet

very wet

saturate

sop

sprinkle

drizzle

compromise

endanger

imperil

jeapordize

prejudice

be getting wet

benefit

enrich

profit

berth

dabble

dunk

steep

blend

mix

submerge

drop anchor

saturated with water

be soaking wet

drench

drenched

be

become wet

ride at anchor

get wet

plash

slosh

spatter

splash

splatter

splosh

douse

moisturise

wash

macerate

Hyphenated as

mou‧iller

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mu.je/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“soak”), a verb based on Latin mollis (“soft”). Compare Occitan molhar.