Definitions for dampener
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
damp•enˈdæm pən(v.t.)
to make damp; moisten.
to dull or deaden; depress:
to dampen one's spirits.
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: damp (def. 10). 10
(v.i.)to become damp.
Origin of dampen:
1620–30
damp′en•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dampener, moistener(noun)
a device that dampens or moistens something
"he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"
Wiktionary
dampener(Noun)
A device that moistens or dampens something.
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