dampen
[ dam-puh n ]
/ ˈdæm pən /
verb (used with object)
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits.
verb (used without object)
to become damp.
OTHER WORDS FROM dampen
damp·en·er, noun un·damp·ened, adjectiveWords nearby dampen
damp squib,
damp-dry,
damp-mop,
damp-proof,
dampcourse,
dampen,
damper,
damper pedal,
dampier,
damping,
damping off
Example sentences from the Web for dampener
Quick action by the increasingly professional Lebanese Army put a dampener on the clashes.
After Beirut Bombing of Wissan al-Hassan, a Wary Calm in Lebanon |Jamie Dettmer |October 30, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThen he had the sense to see that it was he, Gerald, who acted as a spoil-feast, a dampener.
Aurora the Magnificent |Gertrude HallShe was beautiful and attractive, and he had feared she might be ugly, which would have been a dampener on his satisfaction.
The Fatal Glove |Clara Augusta Jones Trask
British Dictionary definitions for dampener
dampen
/ (ˈdæmpən) /
verb
to make or become damp
(tr)
to stifle; deaden