transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdam-pən ]
verb
( damp·ened ; damp·en·ing ˈdamp-niŋ, ˈdam-pə-)
Date: 1547
transitive verb
1. : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden
the heat dampen ed our spirits
2. : to make damp
the shower barely dampen ed the ground
3. : damp 1c
intransitive verb
1. : to become damp
2. : to become deadened or depressed
• damp·en·er -nər noun