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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. --Byron. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dampen v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {stifle}] [ant: {stimulate}] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten}, {wash}] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {tone down}] 4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) 5: quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {deaden}, {damp}, {tone down}] 6: check; keep in check (a fire) 7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]
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