dampenverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdæm.pən/us/ˈdæm.pən/dampen verb [ T ] (MAKE WET)
also damp to make something slightly wet:
Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun.
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Wet weather & wetness
- bedraggled
- clammy
- deluge
- douse
- dreich
- dripping
- drown
- look like a drowned rat idiom
- misty
- mizzle
- moist
- moisten
- rainy
- rehydration
- saturated
- soaking
- sodden
- soggy
- sun shower
- sweat
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dampen verb [ T ] (FEELINGS)
to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment, less strong:
Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm.
I didn't want to dampen his spirits.
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Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- dial
- dim
- emasculate
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wilt
- wither on the vine idiom
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