dampen

From damp +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæmpən/

dampen (third-person singular simple present dampens, present participle dampening, simple past and past participle dampened)

1. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
2. (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
3. (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
   • 1883 "Pomona's Daughter", Frank R. Stockton, in The Century, vol. XXVI, number 1, May, page 25

     He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.

   • 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, The New York Times,

     Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.

4. (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.

• dampne, madnep

dampen c

1. singular definite of damp

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmpə(n)/

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From damp +‎ -en.

dampen

1. (intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke

See the etymology of the main entry.

dampen

1. Plural form of damp

dampen m

1. definite singular of damp

dampen

1. definite singular of damp