The meaning of DAMPEN is to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden. How to use dampen in a sentence.

DAMPEN definition: 1. to make something slightly wet: 2. to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment…. Learn more.

If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet. She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face. [VERB noun]

DAMPEN definition: to make damp; moisten. See examples of dampen used in a sentence.

1. to make damp; moisten. 2. to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits. 3. damp (def. 10).

Definition of dampen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 5, 2025 · dampen (third-person singular simple present dampens, present participle dampening, simple past and past participle dampened) (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.

Dampen the spot with a wet cloth. The shower barely dampened the ground. We wouldn't let the bad weather dampen our excitement/enthusiasm/spirits. The experience dampened her interest [=made …

dampen meaning, definition, what is dampen: to make something slightly wet: Learn more.

Synonyms for DAMPEN: moisten, damp, wet, rinse, wash, flush, saturate, bedew; Antonyms of DAMPEN: dry, scorch, dehydrate, sear, desiccate, parch, dehumidify, enhance