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dampen

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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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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