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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To make damp.
  2. v. To deaden, restrain, or depress: "trade moves . . . aimed at dampening protectionist pressures in Congress” ( Christian Science Monitor).
  3. v. To soundproof.
  4. v. To become damp.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To make damp or humid; apply moisture to; wet slightly; damp: as, the grass was dampened by a slight shower; to dampen clothes for ironing.
  2. To put a check or damper upon; make weak or dull; dim; deaden. See damp.
  3. To become damp.

Wiktionary

  1. v. transitive To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  2. v. transitive To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  3. v. intransitive To become damp; to deaden.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  2. v. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  3. v. To become damp; to deaden.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. lessen in force or effect
  2. v. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  3. v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  4. v. check; keep in check (a fire)
  5. v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  6. v. smother or suppress
  7. v. make moist

Etymologies

  1. damp +‎ -en (Wiktionary)

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synonyms (6)

Words with the same meaning

  1. depress
  1. check
  1. lessen
  1. deaden
  1. moisten
  1. restrain

hypernyms (7)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. soften
  1. break
  1. damp
  1. weaken
  1. check
  1. retard
  1. delay

same context (19)

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  2. uncalibrated
  3. time-variant
  1. nonphysical
  2. zone-expansion
  3. antigravity
  1. artificial-gravity
  2. posigravity
  3. statical
  1. pseudorandom
  2. cross-reference
  3. force-screen
  1. tactual
  2. traceable/provable
  3. contra-gravity
  1. 50-caliber
  2. reformers'
  3. deliberately-intrusive
  1. suburb/location

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. damp
  2. clothes-sprinkler
  1. dashpot
  2. shock absorber
  1. wet
  2. dampen
  1. depress
  2. sponge
  1. spray
  2. amortisseur
  1. trough

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