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The synonyms of “Dampen” are: moisten, wash, break, damp, soften, weaken, stifle, dull, muffle, mute, tone down, deaden, wet, dew, water, irrigate, humidify, lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, lower, moderate, damp down, put a damper on, throw cold water on, calm, cool, chill, blunt, temper, discourage
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dampen” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blunt | Make dull or blunt. The edge may blunt very rapidly. |
| break | Break down literally or metaphorically. She put out an arm to break her fall. |
| calm | Make calm or still. I took him inside and tried to calm him down. |
| chill | Make cool or cooler. They like to get home have a bath and chill out. |
| cool | Make cool or cooler. Cool the pastry for five minutes. |
| damp | Make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it. Concrete structures damp out any vibrations. |
| damp down | Restrain or discourage. |
| deaden | Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil. Deadened wine. |
| decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The population of the area has decreased radically. |
| dew | Moisten with drops of liquid. Sweat dewed her lashes. |
| diminish | Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. The pain will gradually diminish. |
| discourage | Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. We want to discourage children from smoking. |
| dull | Make dull in appearance. Albert s eyes dulled a little. |
| humidify | Increase the level of moisture in (air. The plants humidify and cool the air in hot weather. |
| irrigate | Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams. Irrigate the wound. |
| lessen | Wear off or die down. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
| lower | Make lower or quieter. Lower expectations. |
| moderate | (especially in the Presbyterian Church in Scotland) act as a moderator; preside. The dependability of an examining system rests on those who set moderate and mark the papers. |
| moisten | Moisten with fine drops. She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue. |
| muffle | Wrap or cover for warmth. The soft beat of a muffled drum. |
| mute | Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. His professional contentment was muted by personal sadness. |
| put a damper on | Adapt. |
| reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Ordinary soldiers are reduced to begging. |
| soften | Make or become less severe. Her expression softened at the sight of Diane s white face. |
| stifle | Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. She stifled a giggle. |
| temper | Make more temperate acceptable or suitable by adding something else. Temper steel. |
| throw cold water on | Move violently, energetically, or carelessly. |
| tone down | Change to a color image. |
| wash | Wash or flow against. An oil slick washed up on the beaches. |
| water | Give a drink of water to an animal. The smell of frying bacon made Hilary s mouth water. |
| weaken | Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of. The prisoner s resistance weakened after seven days. |
| wet | Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages. |
| absorb | Take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity) and make it a part of a larger one. A black star absorbs all matter. |
| absorbent | Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc. Absorbent kitchen paper. |
| aqueous | Like water; watery. An eerie aqueous light. |
| dampness | The state or condition of being slightly wet. The dampness in the air. |
| dank | Unpleasantly damp and cold. Dank rain forests. |
| deaden | Deprive of the power of sensation. Deadened wine. |
| drench | Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. Cool patios drenched in flowers. |
| drizzle | Light rain falling in very fine drops. When it drizzles in summer hiking can be pleasant. |
| fog | An opaque mass of particles in the air. A whirling fog of dust. |
| humid | Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere. A hot and humid day. |
| jungle | A wild tangled mass of vegetation or other things. The lakes are hidden in dense jungle. |
| macerate | Become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking. Macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar. |
| marshland | Land consisting of marshes. Thousands of acres of marshland. |
| moist | (of a climate) rainy. The moist fertile soil. |
| moisten | Moisten with fine drops. The dew moistened the meadows. |
| moisture | Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface. The air was constantly heavy with moisture. |
| moisturize | Make (more) humid. Revitalize your face moisturize your skin. |
| muddy | Cause to become muddy. Some sentences are so muddy that their meaning can only be guessed. |
| rain | Falls of rain. He fell under the rain of blows. |
| saturate | A saturated fat. As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy. |
| saturated | Denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fats. Saturated hydrocarbons. |
| soak | Fill soak or imbue totally. I m looking forward to a long soak in the bath. |
| soaked | Extremely wet; saturated. He got absolutely soaked in the rain. |
| sodden | Wet through and through; thoroughly wet. A whisky sodden criminal. |
| sop | A thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met. My agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work. |
| sponge | Soak up with a sponge. He edged closer clearly intending to sponge money from her. |
| wane | Grow smaller. Interest in his novels waned. |
| wash | Wash or flow against. He washed the dirt from his coat. |
| weaken | Lessen in force or effect. His resistance had weakened. |
| wet | Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. I could feel the wet of his tears. |
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