dampen

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
2. (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
3. (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
4. (proscribed, transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
5. (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.

Synonyms

moisten

damp

wet

muffle

humidify

wash

🧽

mute

🔇

deaden

stifle

make wet

weaken

discourage

dull

soak

water

🚰

soften

irrigate

depress

moist

make damp

spoil

tone down

quench

douse

break

moisturize

slake

dishearten

counteract

disappoint

devitalize

cool off

blunt

deflate

cool down

de-escalate

debilitate

cool

🆒

block

amortization

kill

🔪🩸👤

impair

dash

💨

choke off

flood

moil

damping

extinguish

moisturise

enfeeble

Translations

humedecer

humidifier

amortir

humecter

étouffer

υγραίνω

befeuchten

dämpfen

smorzare

bevochtigen

mojar

mouiller

anfeuchten

abreuver

🚰

bagnare

🛀

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæmpən/

Etymology

From damp + -en.