dampen

damp·en

 (dăm′pən)

v. damp·ened, damp·en·ing, damp·ens

v.tr.

1. To make damp.

2. To deaden, restrain, or depress: "trade moves ... aimed at dampening protectionist pressures in Congress" (Christian Science Monitor).

3. To soundproof.

v.intr.

To become damp.

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damp′en·er n.

dampen

(ˈdæmpən)

vb

1. to make or become damp

2. (tr) to stifle; deaden

ˈdampener n

damp•en

(ˈdæm pən)

v.t.

1. to make damp; moisten.

2. to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits.

3. damp (def. 10).

v.i.

4. to become damp.

[1620–30]

damp′en•er, n.

dampen

Past participle: dampened
Gerund: dampening

Imperative

dampen

dampen

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dampen - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" stifle suffocate, choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	2.	dampen - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" moisten, wash wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" humidify, moisturise, moisturize - make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" baste - cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
	3.	dampen - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping damp, mute, tone down, muffle, dull soften - make (images or sounds) soft or softer
	4.	dampen - reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	5.	dampen - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" deaden, damp soften, damp, weaken, dampen, break - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
	6.	dampen - check; keep in check (a fire) retard, delay, check - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
	7.	dampen - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" soften, damp, weaken, break blunt, deaden - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" deafen - make soundproof; "deafen a room" deaden, damp, dampen - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

dampen

verb

1. reduce, check, moderate, dash, dull, restrain, deter, stifle, lessen, smother, muffle, deaden Nothing seemed to dampen his enthusiasm.

2. moisten, wet, spray, make damp, bedew, besprinkle She took the time to dampen a cloth and wash her face.

dampen

verb

1. To make moist:

bathe, moisten, wash, wet.

2. To decrease or dull the sound of:

deaden, muffle, mute, stifle.

Translations

يُخْمِد، يُهَدِّئ، يُثبِطيُرَطِّب

navlhčittlumitzchladit

dæmpefugtelægge en dæmper på

anfeuchtendämpfen

abreuveramortirhumecterrefroidir

draga úrgera rakan

smorzare

dynkefuktelegge en demper på

ovlažiti

ısla makkaçırmakkırmaksöndürmek

使潮湿使衰减

dampen

[ˈdæmpən] VT

1. (= moisten) → humedecer

2. (fig) [+ hopes] → frustrar; [+ enthusiasm, zeal] → enfriar
his words dampened her hopes → sus palabras frustraron sus esperanzas → sus palabras le hicieron perder las esperanzas
I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but → no quiero enfriar tu entusiasmo, pero ... → no quiero hacer que pierdas tu entusiasmo, pero ...
to dampen sb's spirits → desanimar or desalentar a algn
to dampen sb's ardour → apagar el ardor de algn

dampen

[ˈdæmpən] vt

(= diminish) [+ enthusiasm, excitement] → refroidir

(= lower) to dampen sb's spirits → décourager qn

(= moisten) [+ cloth] → humecter

dampen down

vt sep (= check) [+ demands] → freiner; [+ economy] → freiner

dampen

[ˈdæmp/ən] vt (cloth, rag) → inumidire (fig) (enthusiasm) → raffreddare; (hopes) → diminuire
to dampen sb's courage → scoraggiare qn
to dampen sb's spirits → buttar giù qn

dampen down = damp down

damp

(dӕmp) adjective

slightly wet. This towel is still damp. klam رَطْب влажен úmido vlhký feucht fugtig ελαφρά υγρός húmedo niiske مرطوب؛ نمناک kostea humideלח नम, गीला vlažan nyirkos lembab rakur umido 湿っぽい 축축한 drėgnas mitrs; drēgns lembap vochtigfuktig, klamwilgotny لوندوالى، لنديل، لوند húmido umed влажный vlhký vlažen vlažan fuktig ชื้น nemli, rutubetli 微濕的 вогкий, вологий سیلا ہوا، نم ẩm ướt 潮湿的

noun

slight wetness, especially in the air. The walls were brown with (the) damp. vogtigheid, klamheid رُطوبَه влага umidade vlhkost die Feuchtigkeit fugt υγρασίαhumedad rõskus رطوبت kosteus humiditéלח नमी vlaga nyirkosság kelembaban raki umidità 湿気 습기 drėgmė mitrums; drēgnums kelembapan vochtigheidfuktighetwilgoć لندیدل humidade umiditate влажность vlhkosť vlaga vlaga fukt ความชื้น nem, rutubet 濕氣 вогкість, вологість نمی، خاص طور سے ماحول میں tình trạng ẩm ướt 湿气

ˈdampen verb

1. to make damp. bevogtig, aanklam, klam maak يُرَطِّب овлажнявам umedecer navlhčit anfeuchten fugte υγραίνωhumedecer niisutama نم دار کردن؛ مرطوب شدن kostuttaa humecter לְהַחֲנִיק गीला करना ovlažiti megnedvesít melembabkan gera rakan inumidire 湿らせる 축축하게 하다 (su)drėkinti samitrināt melembapkan bevochtigenfukte, dynke zwilżać لوندول يا لمدول: لند ېدل humedecer a umezi увлажнять navlhčiť ovlažiti ovlažiti fukta ทำให้ชื้น ısla(t)mak 使潮濕 зволожувати نم کرنا làm cho cái gì ẩm ướt 使潮湿

2. to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc). The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably. smoor, demp يُخْمِد، يُهَدِّئ، يُثبِط намалявам amortecer (z)tlumit, zchladit dämpfen dæmpe; lægge en dæmper på εξασθενίζωapagar, enfriar, escampar maha jahutama, jahenema کاستن؛ فرونشاندن vaimentaa refroidir לְדַכֵּא, לְהַקטִין ढीला पड़ना oslabiti, ublažiti tompít melemahkan draga úr attenuare, scoraggiare くじく 감소시키다 atvėsinti, numušti, atlėgti atvēsināt; mazināt kurang bersemangat temperendempe, legge en demper påstudzić, stygnąć کم amortecer a (se) domoli расхолаживать stlmiť (sa), zmierniť (sa) zmanjšati smanjiti dämpa[s], kyla[s] av ทำให้บรรเทา söndürmek, kaçırmak, kırmak 使衰減 остуджувати کم کر دینا، تاثیر میں کمی لانا làm nản chí 使衰减

ˈdamper noun

1. something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc. Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings. demper, ontmoediging موهِن للعَزيمَه، مُثْبِط нещо угнетяващо/потискащо arrefecimento studená sprcha der Dämpfer dæmper κτ. που αποθαρρύνει ή προκαλεί εξασθένιση του ενδιαφέροντος ducha fría külm dušš هر چیزی که از شدت و میزان چیزی بکاهد vaimennin douche גוֹרֵם לְדִכָּאוֹן पानी फेरने वाला prigušujući, obeshrabrujući hideg zuhany sesuatu yang mengurangi kegiatan e-ð eða e-r sem dregur úr; hömlur doccia fredda 水をさす人・物 기세(흥)를 꺾는 것(사람) šaltas dušas nomākt, apslāpēt sajūsmu/interesi pelemah semangat domperdemper zimny prysznic خفه كوونكى: لوندوونكى arrefecimento duş rece что-л. действующее расхолаживающе studená sprcha, (niečo) pokaziť hladna prha koji obeshrabruje sordin สิ่งที่ทำให้ท้อแท้หรือเสียใจ neşe kaçırıcı şey 令人掃興的事 гаситель رغبت یا حوصلہ کم کرنے والی کوئی شی làm cụt hứng 令人扫兴的事物（或人）

2. a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove. demper, skuif صِمام تَنْظيم تَيّار الهَواء في المَدْخَنَه регулатор registro šoupátko, regulátor die Ofenklappe spjæld καπνοφράχτης regulador de tiro siiber دریچه هوا pelti registre וסת אוויר तेज हवा रोकने वाली झिलमिली regulator plamena huzatszabályozó pengatur api trekkspjald valvola di tiraggio 調節弁 통풍 조절기 sklendė (krāsns) aizbīdnis piringan logam klepspjeld szyber د هوا دريچه regulador de tiragem şuber заслонка regulátor dušilnik regulator protoka vazduha u pećima spjäll แผ่นเหล็กในเตาสำหรับทำให้ไฟอ่อนลง soba borusu kelebeği (火爐等)風門 засув, затулка اسٹوو میں آگ کم کرنے والی ایک گھماودار پلیٹ tấm chắn gió （火炉等）风门

ˈdampness noun

slight wetness. vogtigheid, klammigheid رُطوبَه влага umidade vlhkost die Feuchtigkeit fugt; fugtighed νότισμα, υγρασίαhumedad niiskus نم؛ رطوبت kosteus humiditéלחות नमी vlažnost nyirkosság kelembaban raki umidità 湿気 습함 drėgnumas mitrums; drēgnums kelembapan vochtigheidfuktighetwilgoć لوندول humidade umezeală влажность vlhkosť vlažnost vlaga fuktighet ความชื้น nemlilik, rutubetlilik 潮濕 сирість نمی، سیلن sự ẩm ướt 潮湿

damp down

1. to make (a fire) burn more slowly. doof يُخْمِد النّار отслабвам amortecer utlumit, mírnit dämpfen dæmpe μειώνω την ένταση της φλόγας sofocar põlemishoogu vähendama شدت آتش را کم کردن tukahduttaa réduire לְהָקטִין אֵשׁ और धीरे-धीरे जलने देना zapretati vatru, ugasiti vatru lefojt mengecilkan api draga niður í, draga úr rallentare 弱める (불을) 천천히 타오르게 하다 prigesinti apslāpēt (uguni) perlahan-lahan inrakelen skru ned, dempetłumić د اور شدت نه کم کول amortecer a potoli глушить utlmiť, zmierniť udušiti prigušiti kväva, dämpa ค่อย ๆ ลุกไหม้ yavaş yansın diye ateşi küllemek 使火慢燃，減弱火勢 зменшити жар в печі آگ کم کرنا rấm (lửa) 使火慢燃，减弱火势

2. to reduce, make less strong. He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm. demp يُخَفِّفُ حِدَّة، يُقَلِّل намалявам abafar tlumit, mírnit dämpfen dæmpe; lægge en dæmper μειώνω, ελαττώνωapagar, enfriar, hacer perder taltsutama از شدت چیزی کاستن vähentää modérer לְהַקטִין कम करने के लिए नियंत्रित करना utišati, prigušiti lehűt mengurangi draga úr moderare 鈍らせる 약화시키다 prislopinti nomākt; mazināt mengurangkan temperenlegge en demper påostudzić, zmniejszyć د يوه شى له شدت څخه كمول abafar a domoli умерять tlmiť, mierniť zmanjšati obeshrabriti dämpa ทำให้ลดน้อยลง söndürmek, kırmak 減少，減弱 стримувати کم کرنا، زور میں کمی لانا làm nản chí 减少，减弱

dampen

vt. humedecer, mojar.