dampen
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- definition make moist
- definition deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- definition reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- definition make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- definition check; keep in check (a fire)
- definition lessen in force or effect