Synonyms for dampen
ˈdæm pən

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1. stifle, dampen(verb)

   smother or suppress

   "Stifle your curiosity"

   Synonyms:
   asphyxiate, muffle, stifle, mute, moisten, dull, weaken, repress, break, soften, tone down, suffocate, wash, smother, choke, deaden, damp, strangle

2. moisten, wash, dampen(verb)

   make moist

   "The dew moistened the meadows"

   Synonyms:
   rinse, dull, lave, launder, mute, muffle, moisten, wash out, stifle, weaken, drizzle, soften, lap, wash off, wash, deaden, wash away, damp, tone down, break

3. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down(verb)

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

   Synonyms:
   muffle, wash, stifle, mute, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, tone down, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, tame, strangle

4. dampen(verb)

   reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

5. dampen, deaden, damp(verb)

   make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

   "muffle the message"

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, blunt, girdle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

6. dampen(verb)

   check; keep in check (a fire)

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

7. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break(verb)

   lessen in force or effect

   "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

   Synonyms:
   crack, step down, break away, give way, soften, mince, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, wash, counteract, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, cushion, muffle, split, give away, damp, smash, dull, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, pause, divulge, buffer, let on, get around, interrupt, wear out, cave in, deaden, break-dance, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, subvert, better, burst, go bad, break off, tone down, disclose, bust, erupt, moisten, relent, recrudesce, undermine, stifle, break dance, go against, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, de-escalate, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, mute, expose, break, moderate, discontinue, intermit, countermine, yield, wear, sabotage

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1. dampen(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   moisten, damp

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1. dampen(v)

   Synonyms:
   moisten, damp, check, repress, restrain, discourage, depress

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1. List of paraphrases:

   discourage, curb, mitigate

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How to use dampen in a sentence?

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Facing life's adversities head-on, and surviving through a truly traumatic experience often makes one tougher, smarter and stronger than ever before. Only you know it inside that you're not, and you'll never be, the same person as you were before encountering and overcoming that challenging phase of your life. You did not let that experience knock you down, dampen your spirit, and drain your resolve. Instead you found a way to rise from the ashes to face the world, now empowered and enabled with exceptional resilience. It's so true that what doesn't kill you surely makes you stronger. Kudos to you, Survivor. In my eyes, you will always be the Hero. Cheers my friend!

2. William Lee:

   The 'leave' outcome has introduced substantial uncertainty that likely would dampen U.S. growth by delaying and or reducing business investment and consumption expenditures.

3. Sam Chi Yung:

   The suspension will shut funds out of the markets and further dampen purchasing power.

4. Yasmin Hurd:

   The intense craving is what drives the drug use, if we can have the medications that can dampen that [ craving ], that can greatly reduce the chance of relapse and overdose risk.

5. Lorne Baring:

   The DAX, an export-driven index, is seeing this euro rally feeding straight through into concerns that it will dampen the export ability of the companies.

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