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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Definition of dampen 
