Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dampen"
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) 1.7 (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), esp. by wrapping [syn: {muffle},
{mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {tone down}]
4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5: quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible
[syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {deaden}, {damp}, {tone down}]
6: check; keep in check (a fire)
7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[syn: {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]
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