dampen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dampen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dampen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dampen v smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: stifle, dampen] Antonym(s): excite, stimulate make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" Synonym(s): moisten, wash, dampen deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping Synonym(s): muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" Synonym(s): dampen, deaden, damp check; keep in check (a fire) lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" Synonym(s): dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dampen \Damp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dampened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dampening}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i. To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.