Dampen

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  • intransitive verb. To make damp.
  • intransitive verb. To deaden, restrain, or depress.
  • intransitive verb. To soundproof.
  • intransitive verb. To become damp.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • To put a check or damper upon; make weak or dull; dim; deaden. See damp.
  • To become damp.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  • transitive verb. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  • intransitive verb. To become damp; to deaden.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  • verb. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  • verb. To become damp; to deaden.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. lessen in force or effect
  • verb. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  • verb. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  • verb. check; keep in check (a fire)
  • verb. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
  • verb. smother or suppress
  • verb. make moist
  • Word Usage
    "BOSTON (Ticker) -- Kyle Davies was not about to let a little rain dampen his major league debut."
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