dampen meaning and definition

DAMPEN verb

Definition of dampen (verb)

1. smother or suppress
   • "Stifle your curiosity"
   • synonyms: stifle
   • antonym: excite
2. make moist
   • "The dew moistened the meadows"
   • synonyms: moisten, wash
3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   • synonyms: damp, dull, muffle, mute, tone down
4. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
   • "muffle the message"
   • synonyms: damp, deaden
6. check; keep in check (a fire)
7. lessen in force or effect
   • "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
   • synonyms: break, damp, soften, weaken