Thesaurus: dampen

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1. v. t. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
2. v. t. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
3. v. i. To become damp; to deaden.
4. v. suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
5. v. make moist
6. v. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
7. v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
8. v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
9. v. check; keep in check (a fire)
10. v. lessen in force or effect
11. 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. To become damp; to deaden. Byron.
12. To become damp; to deaden. Byron.