dampen

damp·en

D0018100 (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) vb1. to make or become damp2. (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

Present
I dampen
you dampen
he/she/it dampens
we dampen
you dampen
they dampen

Preterite
I dampened
you dampened
he/she/it dampened
we dampened
you dampened
they dampened

Present Continuous
I am dampening
you are dampening
he/she/it is dampening
we are dampening
you are dampening
they are dampening

Present Perfect
I have dampened
you have dampened
he/she/it has dampened
we have dampened
you have dampened
they have dampened

Past Continuous
I was dampening
you were dampening
he/she/it was dampening
we were dampening
you were dampening
they were dampening

Past Perfect
I had dampened
you had dampened
he/she/it had dampened
we had dampened
you had dampened
they had dampened

Future
I will dampen
you will dampen
he/she/it will dampen
we will dampen
you will dampen
they will dampen

Future Perfect
I will have dampened
you will have dampened
he/she/it will have dampened
we will have dampened
you will have dampened
they will have dampened

Future Continuous
I will be dampening
you will be dampening
he/she/it will be dampening
we will be dampening
you will be dampening
they will be dampening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dampening
you have been dampening
he/she/it has been dampening
we have been dampening
you have been dampening
they have been dampening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dampening
you will have been dampening
he/she/it will have been dampening
we will have been dampening
you will have been dampening
they will have been dampening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dampening
you had been dampening
he/she/it had been dampening
we had been dampening
you had been dampening
they had been dampening

Conditional
I would dampen
you would dampen
he/she/it would dampen
we would dampen
you would dampen
they would dampen

Past Conditional
I would have dampened
you would have dampened
he/she/it would have dampened
we would have dampened
you would have dampened
they would have dampened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dampen - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"stiflesuffocate, 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, washwet - 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 wrappingdamp, mute, tone down, muffle, dullsoften - 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, dampsoften, 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, breakblunt, 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

verb1. 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

verb1. To make moist:bathe, moisten, wash, wet.2. To decrease or dull the sound of:deaden, muffle, mute, stifle.

Translations

使潮湿使衰减

damp

(dӕmp) adjective slightly wet. This towel is still damp. 微濕的 潮湿的 noun slight wetness, especially in the air. The walls were brown with (the) damp. 濕氣 湿气ˈdampen verb1. to make damp. 使潮濕 使潮湿2. to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc). The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably. 使衰減 使衰减ˈdamper noun1. something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc. Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings. 令人掃興的事 令人扫兴的事物（或人） 2. a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove. (火爐等)風門 （火炉等）风门 ˈdampness noun slight wetness. 潮濕 潮湿damp down1. to make (a fire) burn more slowly. 使火慢燃，減弱火勢 使火慢燃，减弱火势 2. to reduce, make less strong. He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm. 減少，減弱 减少，减弱