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- pronunciation:
- daem
pihn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dampens, dampening, dampened |
| definition 1: |
to make moist.
- synonyms:
- damp, moisten
- antonyms:
- dry
- similar words:
- bedew, humidify, wet
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| definition 2: |
to restrain or depress.
A major defeat dampened his eagerness.- synonyms:
- curb, depress, restrain, weaken
- antonyms:
- heighten, ignite, raise, whip up
- similar words:
- abate, chill, deaden, deter, diminish, dull, quench, retard, slacken, slow, stifle
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| related words: |
bathe, curb, dabble, dew, discourage, gloom, lower, moderate, mute, quench, still, tone down, wash |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become moist.
- synonyms:
- moisten
- antonyms:
- dry
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| related words: |
wet |
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| derivation: |
dampener (n.) |
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