dampens

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third-person singular of dampen
dampen
To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet
dampen
To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen

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.

dampen
To become damp; to deaden
dampen
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
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{f} make damp, moisten, wet; become damp; moderate, depress, discourage, dull; diminish vigor, deaden; soundproof
dampen
make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
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lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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check; keep in check (a fire)
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If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet. She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face
dampen
check; keep in check (a fire) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
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deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
dampen
lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" check; keep in check (a fire) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
dampen
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
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To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm To dampen something down means the same as to dampen it. Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands The economy overheated and the Government used to interest rates to dampen it down
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