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


  Dampen \Damp"en\ (d[a^]mp"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. dampened
     (d[a^]mp"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. dampening.]
     1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
                                                    --The Century.
        [1913 Webster]

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


  Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i.
     To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.
     [1913 Webster]

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


  Dampen \Damp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dampened; 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.

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


  Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i.
     To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

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


  dampen
     Dutch vb.
     1 (lb nl intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke
     2 (lb nl intransitive) to vape (gloss: to inhale the vapour of an
  electronic cigarette)
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl damp)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm dampnen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn damp  definite s)

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


  dampen
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become damp or moist.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said
  of emotions and non-physical things).

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


  dampen
     Dutch vb.
     1 (lb nl intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke
     2 (lb nl intransitive) to vape (gloss: to inhale the vapour of an
  electronic cigarette)
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl damp)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm dampnen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn damp  definite s)

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


  dampen
     Dutch vb.
     1 (lb nl intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke
     2 (lb nl intransitive) to vape (gloss: to inhale the vapour of an
  electronic cigarette)
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl damp)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm dampnen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn damp  definite s)

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


  dampen
     Englanti vb.
     1 kostuttaa
     2 vaimentaa, heikentää, hillitä, laskea

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


  dampen
     Engelska vb.
     1 dämpa
     2 fukta
     3 bli fuktig

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


  dampen
     a.
     (tagg: skånska) fuktig, våt

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


  Dampen /dˈampən/
  بلّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dampen //ˈdæmpən// 
  1. навлажнявам се
  become damp, to deaden
  2. обезсърчавам, угнетявам
  depress, lessen
  3. навлажнявам, овлажнявам
  make damp

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


  dampen /dˈampən/
  ztlumit

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


  dampen /dˈampən/
  navlhčit

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


  dampen /dˈampən/ 
  zchladit