dampener (redirected from dampeners)

damp·en  (dmpn)

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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dampen·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dampener - a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" moistener device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

Translations

dampener [ˈdæmpnə^r] n
to put a dampener on sth [+ day, evening] → gâcher qch
to put a dampener on things → tout gâcher