Definitions
Make slightly wet or reduce the force of something.
Word origin
From damp + -en.
Used in a sentence
“We won't let the bad news dampen our spirits.”
“He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.”
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Make slightly wet”6 letters
02“Make less intense”6 letters
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