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English

Verb

to dampen ( third-person singular simple present dampens , present participle dampening , simple past dampened , past participle dampened )

1. (Transitive): To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
2. (Transitive): To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.

   In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm. -The Century

3. (intransitive): To become damp; to deaden. - Byron

Dutch

"dampen" 1. verb To use the "v-word." 2. noun An alternate name for knee pads.

Noun

dampen m .

1. plural of damp

Other Translations for "dampen"

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Binary		1100100 1100001 1101101 1110000 1100101 1101110
Hex		64616D70656E
Pig Latin		ampenday

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