Dampen - Definition
dampen
v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn:
stifle, dampen] [ant: excite, stimulate]
2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten,
wash, dampen]
3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
"muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden, damp]
6: check; keep in check (a fire)
7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
[syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break]