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dampen - lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
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damp,
soften,
weaken,
break |
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blunt,
deaden make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
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deafen make soundproof; "deafen a room"
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damp,
dampen,
deaden restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
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dampen - make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" |
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deaden,
damp |
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break,
damp,
dampen,
soften,
weaken weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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| 3. |
dampen - check; keep in check (a fire) |
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check,
delay,
retard make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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dampen - reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) |
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weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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