dampen

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. To make damp.
2. To deaden, restrain, or depress: "trade moves . . . aimed at dampening protectionist pressures in Congress" (Christian Science Monitor).
3. To soundproof.

v.intr.
To become damp.

dampener damp'en·er n.

verb

1. To make moist: bathe, moisten, wash, wet. See dry/wet.
2. To decrease or dull the sound of: deaden, muffle, mute, stifle. See increase/decrease, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v

Definition: make wet
Antonyms: dry

v

Definition: spoil spirits
Antonyms: brighten, encourage, hearten, inspirit, uplift

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The verb has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: smother or suppress
  Synonym: stifle

Meaning #2: make moist
  Synonyms: moisten, wash

Meaning #3: deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping
  Synonyms: muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down

Meaning #4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

Meaning #5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
  Synonyms: deaden, damp

Meaning #6: check; keep in check (a fire)

Meaning #7: lessen in force or effect
  Synonyms: damp, soften, weaken, break

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fugte, dæmpe
v. intr. - blive fugtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
temperen, bevochtigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - humidifier, humecter, refroidir (l'enthousiasme)
v. intr. - s'humidifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - befeuchten, dämpfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υγραίνω, νοτίζω, μετριάζω την ένταση ή τις δονήσεις, (μτφ.) καταστέλλω, αποθαρρύνω, κόβω τη φόρα ή τα φτερά

Italiano (Italian)
inumidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - umedecer, amortecer, desanimar

Русский (Russian)
увлажнять, подавлять, сокращать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mojar, humedecer, desanimar, desalentar
v. intr. - mojarse, humedecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fukta, dämpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弄湿, 抑制, 减轻, 使消沉, 潮湿, 沮丧

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄濕, 抑制, 減輕, 使消沈
v. intr. - 潮濕, 沮喪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 습기가 있게 하다, (기 등을) 꺾다
v. intr. - 축축해지다, 기가 꺾이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 湿らせる, がっかりさせる, 湿る, 勢いを失う, 落胆させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهمد نشاط شئ, يرطب, يصبح رطبا, يصبح كئيبا أو محبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ליחלח, נסך דכדוך, חנק‬
v. intr. - ‮התלחלח, נסך דכדוך‬

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