dampen
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdæmpən/
dampen (dampens, present participle dampening; past and past participle dampened)
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
- (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
- (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
- 1883 "Pomona's Daughter", Frank R. Stockton, in The Century, vol. XXVI, number 1, May, [https://books.google.com/books?id=x1aQWbz_eYAC&pg=PA25&dq=%22He+was+dreadfully+familiar+with+everything,+and+talked+about+some+places+we+were+longing+to+see+in+a+way+that+considerably+dampened+our+enthusiasm%22 page 25]
- He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
- 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, The New York Times,
- Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
- 1883 "Pomona's Daughter", Frank R. Stockton, in The Century, vol. XXVI, number 1, May, [https://books.google.com/books?id=x1aQWbz_eYAC&pg=PA25&dq=%22He+was+dreadfully+familiar+with+everything,+and+talked+about+some+places+we+were+longing+to+see+in+a+way+that+considerably+dampened+our+enthusiasm%22 page 25]
- (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
- French: humecter, humidifier
- German: befeuchten
- Italian: inumidire
- Spanish: humedecer, humectar
- French: s'humidifier, s'humecter
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