dampen 音标拼音: [d'æmpən]
vt . 弄湿,使衰减
vi . 变湿,丧气
弄湿,使衰减变湿,丧气
dampen v 1 :
smother or suppress ; "
Stifle your curiosity " [
synonym :
{
stifle }, {
dampen }] [
ant : {
excite }, {
stimulate }]
2 :
make moist ; "
The dew moistened the meadows " [
synonym : {
moisten },
{
wash }, {
dampen }]
3 :
deaden (
a sound or noise ),
especially by wrapping [
synonym :
{
muffle }, {
mute }, {
dull }, {
damp }, {
dampen }, {
tone down }]
4 :
reduce the amplitude (
of oscillations or waves )
5 :
make vague or obscure or make (
an image )
less visible ;
"
muffle the message " [
synonym : {
dampen }, {
deaden }, {
damp }]
6 :
check ;
keep in check (
a fire )
7 :
lessen in force or effect ; "
soften a shock "; "
break a fall "
[
synonym : {
dampen }, {
damp }, {
soften }, {
weaken }, {
break }]
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1 .
To make damp or moist ;
to make slightly wet .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To depress ;
to check ;
to make dull ;
to lessen .
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1913 Webster ]
In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm .
--
The Century .
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1913 Webster ]
Dampen \
Damp "
en \,
v .
i .
To become damp ;
to deaden . --
Byron .
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1913 Webster ]
198 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dampen ":
abate ,
abridge ,
absorb the shock ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
arrest ,
asperge ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
baffle ,
bank the fire ,
beat down ,
bedew ,
bespatter ,
besprinkle ,
blunt ,
bottle up ,
break the fall ,
cast down ,
chasten ,
check ,
chill ,
compress ,
constrain ,
control ,
cool ,
countercheck ,
cramp ,
cripple ,
curb ,
curtail ,
cushion ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
dabble ,
dam up ,
damp ,
dampen the spirits ,
darken ,
dash ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deafen ,
debilitate ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
deflect ,
deject ,
delay ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
detain ,
deter ,
devitalize ,
dew ,
diminish ,
disaffect ,
discourage ,
dishearten ,
disincline ,
disinterest ,
dispirit ,
distract ,
divert ,
douche ,
downgrade ,
downplay ,
dull ,
enervate ,
enfeeble ,
eviscerate ,
exhaust ,
extenuate ,
gruel ,
hinder ,
hold back ,
hold in check ,
hold up ,
hose ,
hose down ,
humect ,
humectate ,
humidify ,
impede ,
indispose ,
inhibit ,
intercept ,
interfere ,
intermeddle ,
interrupt ,
intervene ,
irrigate ,
keep back ,
keep in check ,
keep within bounds ,
knock down ,
lay ,
lay low ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
lower ,
lower the spirits ,
meddle ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
moisten ,
muffle ,
mute ,
neutralize ,
obtund ,
offset ,
oppose ,
oppress ,
paddle ,
palliate ,
pare ,
play down ,
press down ,
put off ,
quench ,
rattle ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
repel ,
repress ,
resist ,
restrain ,
retard ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
sadden ,
sap ,
scale down ,
scotch ,
set back ,
shake ,
shake up ,
shorten ,
show consideration ,
show mercy ,
show pity ,
simplify ,
sink ,
slacken ,
slobber ,
slop ,
slosh ,
slow down ,
smother ,
snub ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
soften the blow ,
soften up ,
sparge ,
spatter ,
splash ,
splatter ,
sponge ,
spray ,
sprinkle ,
step down ,
stifle ,
stop ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
swash ,
syringe ,
take from ,
tame ,
temper ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
turn aside ,
turn away ,
turn from ,
turn off ,
unbrace ,
undermine ,
underplay ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unstrengthen ,
unstring ,
water ,
weaken ,
wean from ,
weigh heavy upon ,
weigh upon ,
wet ,
wet down
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DAMPEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DAMPEN is to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden How to use dampen in a sentence
DAMPEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DAMPEN definition: to make damp; moisten See examples of dampen used in a sentence
DAMPEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DAMPEN definition: 1 to make something slightly wet: 2 to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment… Learn more
DAMPEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face [VERB noun]
dampen verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . dampen something to make something such as a feeling or a reaction less strong None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today Definition of dampen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Dampen - definition of dampen by The Free Dictionary 1 to make damp; moisten 2 to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits 3 damp (def 10)
dampen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet (intransitive) To become damp or moist We won't let the bad news dampen our spirits He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm
dampen - WordReference. com Dictionary of English damp•en ˈdæmpən v to (cause to) become damp or moistened: [no object] The clothes dampened in the humidity [~ + object] He dampened the cloth to (cause to) become dull or depressed: [no object] His spirits dampened at the thought [~ + object] to dampen one's spirits moisten: to dampen a sponge depress: to dampen one's spirits
Dampen - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To dampen something is to stifle it, to lessen its effect, or to moisten it Getting a cold will dampen your enthusiasm
What does Dampen mean? - Definitions. net To dampen means to make less strong, intense, or severe; to reduce the vigor or intensity of; to make damp or moist; to deaden, restrain, or depress It can be used in various contexts like sound, emotion, enthusiasm, etc