רטי, רָטָה (cmp. רָטַב) to moisten, sprinkle, soften. Tosef. Toh. V, 16 הרוֹטֶה פשתנו (ed. Zolk. הרוטב) he who wets (squirts) his flax (to make it soft for spinning). Ib. IV, 11 אף הרוֹטֵיהוּ וכ׳ ed. Zuck. (Var. הסוטיהו, corr. acc.; ed. Zolk. הרטיבין, read: הרוֹטְבוֹ) he who wets it (the flax spun by a menstruant) is likewise unclean on account of his mouth (coming in contact with it through the medium of the liquid in squirting).
Hif. - הִרְטָה [to cause dripping,] to wring, press. Ex. R. s. 21 ה׳ אותי בידו he caused me to be wrong out in his (Satan’s) hand (with ref. to יִרְטֵנִי, Job XVI, 11).