Dampen has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
"Stifle your curiosity"
2
make moist
"The dew moistened the meadows"
3
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
"muffle the message"
6
check; keep in check (a fire)
7
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"
"break a fall"
8
To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
Example Sentences
"Stifle your curiosity"
verb
"The dew moistened the meadows"
verb
"muffle the message"
verb
"soften a shock"
verb
"break a fall"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
Dampen is formed by adding the suffix -en to the word damp. It originally meant to make something wet or less dry.