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1. (v.t.) dampen
to make damp; moisten.
2. dampen
to dull or deaden; depress:
to dampen one's spirits.
3. (v.i.) dampen
to become damp.
Etymology: (1620–30)
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| Definition of 'dampen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) stifle, dampen
smother or suppress
"Stifle your curiosity"
2. (verb) moisten, wash, dampen
make moist
"The dew moistened the meadows"
3. (verb) muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4. (verb) dampen
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5. (verb) dampen, deaden, damp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
6. (verb) dampen
check; keep in check (a fire)
7. (verb) dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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1. (verb) dampen
to make damp
to dampen a sponge
2. dampen
to make less exciting or happy
words that dampened their spirits
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| Definition of 'dampen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dampen
to make damp or moist; to make slightly wet
2. (verb) dampen
to depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen
3. (verb) dampen
to become damp; to deaden
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Sense: to make damp.
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 Afrikaans: bevogtig, aanklam, klam m |
 Arabic: يُرَطِّب |
 Bulgarian: овлажнявам |
 Brazilian: umedecer |
 Czech: navlhčit |
 German: anfeuchten |
 Danish: fugte |
 Greek: υγραίνω |
 Spanish: humedecer |
 Estonian: niisutama |
 Farsi: نم دار کردن؛ مرطوب شدن |
 Finnish: kostuttaa |
 French: humecter |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲנִיק |
 Hindi: गीला करना |
 Croatian: ovlažiti |
 Hungarian: megnedvesít |
 Indonesian: melembabkan |
 Icelandic: gera rakan |
 Italian: inumidire |
 Japanese: 湿らせる |
 Korean: 축축하게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: (su)drėkinti |
 Latvian: samitrināt |
 Malay: melembapkan |
 Dutch: bevochtigen |
 Norwegian: fukte, dynke |
 Polish: zwilżać |
 Persian: نم دار کردن؛ مرطوب شدن |
 Pashto: لوندول يا لمدول: لند ېدل |
 Portuguese: humedecer |
 Romanian: a umezi |
 Russian: увлажнять |
 Slovak: navlhčiť |
 Slovenian: ovlažiti |
 Serbian: ovlažiti |
 Swedish: fukta |
 Thai: ทำให้ชื้น |
 Turkish: ısla(t)mak |
 Taiwanese: 使潮濕 |
 Ukrainian: зволожувати |
 Urdu: نم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm cho cái gì ẩm ướt |
 Chinese: 使潮湿 |
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