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Synonyms for dampen
ˈdæm pəndamp·en

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  1. stifle, dampenverb

    smother or suppress

    "Stifle your curiosity"

    Synonyms:
    asphyxiate, muffle, stifle, mute, moisten, dull, weaken, repress, break, soften, tone down, suffocate, wash, smother, choke, deaden, damp, strangle

  2. moisten, wash, dampenverb

    make moist

    "The dew moistened the meadows"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, dull, lave, launder, mute, muffle, moisten, wash out, stifle, weaken, drizzle, soften, lap, wash off, wash, deaden, wash away, damp, tone down, break

  3. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb

    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

    Synonyms:
    muffle, wash, stifle, mute, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, tone down, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, tame, strangle

  4. dampenverb

    reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

    Synonyms:
    stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

  5. dampen, deaden, dampverb

    make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

    "muffle the message"

    Synonyms:
    stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, blunt, girdle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

  6. dampenverb

    check; keep in check (a fire)

    Synonyms:
    stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

  7. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, breakverb

    lessen in force or effect

    "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

    Synonyms:
    crack, step down, break away, give way, soften, mince, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, wash, counteract, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, cushion, muffle, split, give away, damp, smash, dull, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, pause, divulge, buffer, let on, get around, interrupt, wear out, cave in, deaden, break-dance, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, subvert, better, burst, go bad, break off, tone down, disclose, bust, erupt, moisten, relent, recrudesce, undermine, stifle, break dance, go against, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, de-escalate, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, mute, expose, break, moderate, discontinue, intermit, countermine, yield, wear, sabotage

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  1. dampenverb

    Synonyms:
    moisten, damp

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  1. dampenverb

    Synonyms:
    moisten, damp, check, repress, restrain, discourage, depress

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  1. List of paraphrases for "dampen":

    discourage, curb, mitigate

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#20138discourage
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#22808discontinue
#22879tame
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#26077sabotage
#27773smother
#30385soften
#34163drizzle
#35630girdle
#35818pall
#36830counteract
#42688divulge
#43067stifle
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#51445dampen
#51579subvert
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#109510relegate
#115405muffle
#158158deaden
#318728intermit

How to use dampen in a sentence?

  1. Lee Hardman:

    The relative attractiveness of the U.S. dollar has been boosted in the near-term by building concerns over the outlook for growth outside of the U.S., the rising probability of President (Donald) Trump winning a second term and further evidence of the ongoing resilience of the U..S economy, however, the Fed's reluctance to tighten policy should help to dampen upside potential for U.S. yields and the U.S. dollar.

  2. Elena Duggar:

    Uncertainty will dampen business investment and trade flows.

  3. Sam Khater:

    Mortgage rates rose across all mortgage loan types, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increasing by almost a quarter of a percent from last week, the rise in mortgage rates so far this year has not yet affected purchase demand, but given the fast pace of home price growth, it will likely dampen demand in the near future.

  4. Nobuyuki Nakahara:

    Oil prices are likely to keep falling due to slower Chinese growth and because the years of prices above $100 before the recent plunge were 'abnormal' historically, i would not be surprised if the price falls to as low as around $20... It is purely due to supply and demand. There is a ceiling for oil because high energy prices dampen economic growth.

  5. Yasmin Hurd:

    The intense craving is what drives the drug use, if we can have the medications that can dampen that [ craving ], that can greatly reduce the chance of relapse and overdose risk.


Translations for dampen

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  • обезсърчавам, навлажнявам, навлажнявам се, угнетявамBulgarian
  • reducir, deprimir, humectar, humedecerSpanish
  • humecter, s'humecter, humidifier, rabaisser, déprécier, s'humidifierFrench
  • arozetar, humideskarIdo
  • bedrukkenDutch
  • fukta, väta, dämpaSwedish

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