- 1dampen something to make something slightly wet Perspiration dampened her face and neck. He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
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- 2dampen something to make something such as a feeling or a reaction less strong None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project. She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
dampen
verbNAmE//ˈdæmpən//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dampen he / she / it dampens
past simple dampened
-ing form dampening
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