Associations to the word «Dampen»

Wiktionary

DAMPEN, verb. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
DAMPEN, verb. (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
DAMPEN, verb. (intransitive) To become damp; to deaden.
DAMPEN DOWN, verb. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire)
DAMPEN DOWN, verb. (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)
DAMPEN OFF, verb. (transitive) to become damp

Dictionary definition

DAMPEN, verb. Smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity".
DAMPEN, verb. Make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows".
DAMPEN, verb. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
DAMPEN, verb. Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves).
DAMPEN, verb. Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message".
DAMPEN, verb. Check; keep in check (a fire).
DAMPEN, verb. Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.