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Dampen \Damp"en\ (d[a^]mp"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {dampened}
(d[a^]mp"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {dampening}.]
1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
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2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
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In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
--The Century.
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