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dampen v. [
stifle] smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
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dampen v. [
moisten, wash] make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
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dampen v. [
muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down] deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
. wn #4
dampen v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
. wn #5
dampen v. [
deaden, damp] make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
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