dampen

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).

   We won't let the bad news dampen our spirits.

2. 2
   verb

   make moist

3. 3
   verb

   lessen in force or effect

4. 4
   verb

   check

5. 5
   verb

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

6. 6
   verb

   smother or suppress

7. 7
   verb

   reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

8. 8
   verb

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Etymology

From damp + -en.