[damp.en] vb damp.ened ; damp.en.ing vt (1547) 1: to check or diminish the activity or vigor of: deaden "the heat ~ed our spirits"
2: to make damp "the shower barely ~ed the ground"
3: damp 1c ~ vi 1: to become damp
2: to become deadened or depressed -- damp.en.er n