dempen

From Middle Dutch dempen, from Old Dutch *dempen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (“to cause to smoke/emit vapour”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmpə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmpən

dempen

1. (transitive) to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to make faint or less pronounced
2. (transitive) to fill in, to put material into to reduce depth

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