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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to
        cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make
        dull; to weaken; to discourage. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Damped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Damping.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See Damp, n.]
     1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately
        wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
  
     2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to
        cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make
        dull; to weaken; to discourage. ``To damp your tender
        hopes.'' --Akenside.
  
              Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,
              and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring
              if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.
  
              How many a day has been damped and darkened by an
              angry word!                           --Sir J.
                                                    Lubbock.
  
              The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of
              the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  damped
     a.
     1 (lb en of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and
  reignite by the application of water
     2 (lb en physics of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero
  damping ratio.
     vb.
     (infl of en damp  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  damped
     a.
     1 (lb en of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and
  reignite by the application of water
     2 (lb en physics of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero
  damping ratio.
     vb.
     (infl of en damp  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  damped
     a.
     1 (lb en of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and
  reignite by the application of water
     2 (lb en physics of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero
  damping ratio.
     vb.
     (infl of en damp  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  damped
     a.
     1 (lb en of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and
  reignite by the application of water
     2 (lb en physics of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero
  damping ratio.
     vb.
     (infl of en damp  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  damped
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en damp ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb damp)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Damped /dˈampt/
  ثبّط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  damped /dˈampt/ 
  navlhčený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  damped /dˈampt/ 
  tlumený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  damped /dˈampt/
  anfeuchtet, befeuchtet
   see: damp, damping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  damped /dˈampt/
  befeuchtet, angefeuchtet, benetzt, genetzt
     Synonyms: moistened, dampened, wetted
  
   see: moisten, dampen, damp, wet, moistening, dampening, damping, wetting
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  damped /dˈampt/
  gedämpft, geschwächt, abgeschwächt, gedrosselt, erstickt
   see: damp, dampen, damping, dampening
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  damped /dˈampt/
  ovlažen, prigušen

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdæmpt/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     adj. 阻尼的

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