dampen
English
/ˈdæmpən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
- (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
- (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
- (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
Etymology
Suffix from English damp (moderately wet).
Origin
English
damp
Gloss
moderately wet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterdamp English
- bedamp English
- blackdamp English
- chokedamp English
- damp English
- dampable English
- dampener English
- damper English
- dampish English
- damply English
- dampness English
- dampproof English
- dampsome English
- dampth English
- dampy English
- firedamp English
- overdamp English
- stinkdamp English
- underdamp English
- whitedamp English
- damp Middle English