DAMPEN


Meaning of DAMPEN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.