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Dampen

Dampen Meaning & Definition
Dampen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dampen?

[v] make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
[v] lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[v] check; keep in check (a fire)
[v] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
[v] smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
[v] reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
[v] deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dampen: break | damp | damp | dull | moisten | muffle | mute | soften | stifle | tone down | wash | weaken

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dampen: abate | abridge | absorb the shock | allay | alleviate | arrest | asperge | assuage | attemper | attenuate | baffle | bank the fire | beat down | bedew | bespatter | besprinkle | blunt | bottle up | break the fall | cast down | chasten | check | chill | compress | constrain | control | cool | countercheck | cramp | cripple | curb | curtail | cushion | cut | cut back | cut down | dabble | dam up | damp | dampen the spirits | darken | dash | deaden | deafen | debilitate | decrease | deduct | de-emphasize | deflate | deflect | deject | delay | depreciate | depress | detain | deter | devitalize | dew | diminish | disaffect | discourage | dishearten | disincline | disinterest | dispirit | distract | divert | douche | downgrade | downplay | dull | enervate | enfeeble | eviscerate | exhaust | extenuate | gruel | hinder | hold back | hold in check | hold up | hose | hose down | humect | humectate | humidify | impede | indispose | inhibit | intercept | interfere | intermeddle | interrupt | intervene | irrigate | keep back | keep in check | keep within bounds | knock down | lay | lay low | lenify | lessen | lighten | lower | lower the spirits | meddle | mitigate | moderate | modulate | moisten | muffle | mute | neutralize | obtund | offset | oppose | oppress | paddle | palliate | pare | play down | press down | put off | quench | rattle | reduce | reduce the temperature | repel | repress | resist | restrain | retard | retrench | roll back | sadden | sap | scale down | scotch | set back | shake | shake up | shorten | show consideration | show mercy | show pity | simplify | sink | slacken | slobber | slop | slosh | slow down | smother | snub | sober | sober down | soften | soften the blow | soften up | soft-pedal | sparge | spatter | splash | splatter | sponge | spray | sprinkle | step down | stifle | stop | subdue | suppress | swash | syringe | take from | tame | temper | tone down | tune down | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | unbrace | undermine | underplay | unman | unnerve | unstrengthen | unstring | water | weaken | wean from | weigh heavy upon | weigh upon | wet | wet down

See Also | baste | blunt | check | choke | conquer | curb | dampen | deaden | deafen | delay | humidify | inhibit | moisturise | moisturize | retard | soften | stamp down | subdue | suffocate | suppress | wet

Dampen In Webster's Dictionary

\Damp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dampened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dampening}.] 1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet. 2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen. In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. --The Century.
\Damp"en\, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.

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