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Words related to dampen

Related / Similar Words: moisten, wash, damp, soften, weaken, break, deaden, stifle, muffle, mute, dull, tone down

Definition:

make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows";

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";

smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity";

reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves);

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping;

Hyponyms: humidify, moisturize, moisturise, baste, deafen, deaden, damp, suffocate, choke

Derivational Morphology: dampener, moistener, moistening, dampening, moisture, wet, weakener, damper, muffler, stifler, smotherer, mute, silencer

Anagrams: madnep

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