the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (transitive)] > impose or act as resisting influence (3)
transitive. To damp (vibration, sound, etc.); to reduce the effect or intensity of (an impact or physical shock).
Acoustics, Music, etc. To stop the vibrations of a string or the like; to furnish (the strings of a pianoforte) with dampers. In wider use: to…
Magnetism. = damp, v. 1d.