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 Definition of 'dampen':

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1. (verb) stifledampen
smother or suppress
"Stifle your curiosity"

2. (verb) moistenwashdampen
make moist
"The dew moistened the meadows"

3. (verb) mufflemutedulldampdampentone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping


4. (verb) dampen
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)


5. (verb) dampendeadendamp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"

6. (verb) dampen
check; keep in check (a fire)


7. (verb) dampendampsoftenweakenbreak
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"


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