dampen
To make damp or moistTo make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
» The rain dampened their spirits.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
befeuchten, anfeuchten
увлажня́тьuvlažnjátʹ, увлажни́тьuvlažnítʹ
зволо́жуватиzvolóžuvaty, зволо́житиzvolóžyty
make moist
(intransitive)To become damp or moist.
(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.
dämpfen
(proscribed, transitive)To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
(intransitive)To become damped or deadened.
Examples
8 sentencesThe rain dampened their spirits.
The defeat didn't dampen his spirits.
Benedito used water to dampen the cloth for cleaning.
In the sultry weather, sweat ran down her forehead, dampening her eyebrows.
Not even you can dampen my spirits right now!
ruСейчас даже тебе не удастся испортить мне настроение!
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From damp + -en.From damp + -en.
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Forms
dampens, dampening, dampened, dampenedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle