dampen

Verb

Meaning

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.

To become damp; to deaden.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wash break dull weaken damp mute soften stifle muffle moisten deaden tone down bate scotch sap
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Antonyms

badger kindle bud rouse fry quicken
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Hypernyms

retard break check delay WET suppress

Hyponyms

suffocate damp choke humidify deaden baste

Phrases with the word

dampen someone's spirits dampen someone's hopes dampen someone's spirit dampen prices dampen spirits dampen the spirits of

Derivatives

dampened dampening

Anagrams

dampne madnep

Examples

soften a shock Source: Internet

break a fall Source: Internet

muffle the message Source: Internet

The dew moistened the meadows Source: Internet

Stifle your curiosity Source: Internet

AI:Me actually features a ‘Well-Being’ mode that allows users to customize light levels, dampen noise from outside the car, and ‘purify’ the air inside the cabin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

damp-proof course dampable damped dampen down dampen off dampen prices