dampen

From damp +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæmpən/

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• Rhymes: -æmpən

dampen (third-person singular simple present dampens, present participle dampening, simple past and past participle dampened)

1. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
2. (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
3. (transitive) 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.

   • 1883 "Pomona's Daughter", Frank R. Stockton, in The Century, vol. XXVI, number 1, May, page 25

     He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.

   • 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, in The New York Times:

     Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.

   • 2020 May 20, “J&J to sell baby powder in UK despite stopping US sales”, in BBC‎, London: BBC, retrieved 2020-05-22:

     The firm said changes in consumer behaviour had also dampened demand for the powder.

4. (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.

• dampne, madnep

dampen c

1. definite singular of damp

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dam‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑmpən

From damp +‎ -en. The meaning “to vape” is a semantic loan from English.

dampen

1. (intransitive) to steam, to give off steam or smoke
2. (intransitive) to vape (to inhale the vapour of an electronic cigarette)

   Synonym: vapen

• bedampen
• indampen
• uitdampen
• verdampen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dampen

1. Plural form of damp

dampen

1. Alternative form of dampnen

dampen m

1. definite singular of damp

dampen

1. definite singular of damp