Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dampening"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dampening
n : the act of making something slightly wet [syn: {moistening}]
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