dampen
verb
1 dampen
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity.
synonym: stifle.
2 dampen
Make moist.
synonyms: moisten, wash.
Dutch: bedrukken, bevochtigen
3 dampen
4 dampen
Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves).
5 dampen
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.
synonyms: damp, deaden.
6 dampen
Check; keep in check (a fire).
7 dampen
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dampened
adjective
Roget 408a:
nonresonant†,
dead;
dampened,
muffled.
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