transitive. To affect with ‘damp’, to stifle, choke, extinguish; to dull, deaden (fire, sound, etc.). Also figurative.

To deprive of its active or effective physical quality; to deaden, make ‘dead’, extinguish.

To deprive of some effective physical quality. To make (sound) dull or indistinct.

transitive. To damp (vibration, sound, etc.); to reduce the effect or intensity of (an impact or physical shock).

transitive. To limit the audibility of, to deaden (a sound).

transitive. To deaden, soften, or muffle the sound of (a person or thing); (Music) to muffle the sound of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute…