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damp⋅en

  [dam-puhn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
2. to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits.
3. damp (def. 10).
–verb (used without object)
4. to become damp.
Origin:
1620–30; damp + -en 1

Related forms:
damp⋅en⋅er, noun
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damp·en   (dām'pən)   
v.   damp·ened, damp·en·ing, damp·ens

v.   tr.
  1. To make damp.
  2. To deaden, restrain, or depress: "trade moves . . . aimed at dampening protectionist pressures in Congress" (Christian Science Monitor).
  3. To soundproof.
v.   intr.
To become damp.
damp'en·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Dampen

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.

Dampen

Damp"en\, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : dampen
Spanish: humedecer,
German: anfeuchten,
Japanese: 湿らせる
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