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Dampen
Damp′en
(dămp′’n)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
dampened
(dămp′’nd)
; 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.
Damp′en
,Verb.
I.
To become damp; to deaden.
Byron.